News - Royal Netherlands Army
51 news items of Royal Netherlands Army
New at Defence: Netherlands Special Operations Command (video)
Special Operations Forces (SOF) are becoming increasingly important, yet at a national level this capability was until recently ...
A look at the Defence news 1 - 7 May
The Royal Netherlands Army will be introducing new CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) reconnaissance vehicles. ...
A look at the Defence news 9 – 15 April
Almost 70 jet fighters are participating in Frisian Flag, which started this week. During this major annual exercise hosted by ...
Defence White Paper focusing on a robust, agile military force
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence can once again have confidence in the future. After years of budget cuts, the Defence ...
A look at the Defence News 19 December – 7 January
On 3 January, 6 Dutch F-16 fighters left for the Middle East from Volkel Air Base to join the international coalition currently ...
A look at the Defence news 3 – 8 October
France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have set up a temporary multinational coordination cell. The purpose of this ...
A look at the Defence news 26 September – 1 October
The Dutch Marine Corps and the German Navy Seebataillon unit have completed a 2-week joint training exercise in the Baltic Sea ...
A look at the Defence news 11 – 17 September
Next year, Netherlands military personnel will again be actively involved in the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, the ...
A look at the Defence news 8 – 14 August
“We are working closely with our NATO partners to ensure the protection of Alliance territory. The enhanced Forward Presence ...
A look at the Defence news 25 – 31 July
In Mali, Dutch military personnel secured the site north of Gao where a Tiger helicopter crashed on 26 July. The 2 German pilots ...