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A look at the Defence news 7 – 13 June
Soldiers from 13 Light Brigade were given the opportunity to update King Willem-Alexander on their operations in complex ...
A look at the Defence news 31 – 6 June
A cargo aircraft carrying 2 military oxygen containers left Eindhoven Air Base for Suriname. The containers can be used to make ...
A look at the Defence news 24 - 30 May
The Ministry of Defence has started excavating a British aircraft in Nieuwe Niedorp in the province of North Holland. The Vickers ...
A look at the Defence news 17 – 23 May
The Caribbean Coastguard intercepted almost 50% fewer drugs in 2020 compared to the previous year. Significantly fewer illegal ...
A look at the Defence news 10–16 May
A Royal Netherlands Air Force KDC-10 has delivered medical supplies to India. The items, supplied by Luxembourg, are urgently ...
Kenneth George Mayhew, oldest Knight of the Military Order of William, has died
Kenneth George Mayhew, the oldest Knight of the Military Order of William, passed away yesterday in Norfolk, England. The Briton ...
A look at the Defence news 3 – 9 May
The air force detachment from Volkel Air Base that was taking part with F-16s in a major NATO exercise in southern Portugal has ...
US, Canada and Norway invited to join EU PESCO project Military Mobility
Today, on the 6th of May, the Foreign Affairs Council, composed of Ministers of Defence, decided positively on the requests by ...
A look at the Defence news 26 April – 2 May
The Royal Netherlands Navy participated in the annual international mine countermeasures operation Open Spirit off the coast of ...
A look at the Defence news 20 – 25 April
Dutch Chinook helicopters to the rescue in extinguishing a fire in Belgian nature reserve Last week, 2 CH47D Chinook helicopters ...