News - Royal Netherlands Navy
57 news items of Royal Netherlands Navy
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, 15 – 21 October
Earlier this week, the fuel systems of 2 Dutch F-35s were checked. The system of 1 aircraft was found to be not functioning ...
A look at the Defence news 17 – 23 September
With 1,500 servicemen and servicewomen performing ceremonial tasks, the Defence organisation once again provided support on a ...
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 16 – 22 April
Two Defence speeches have won the American Cicero Speechwriting Award. They are former minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert’s ...
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 16 – 21 January
Dutch F-16s this week attacked an ISIS position. They were acting in support of coalition ground troops. This took place near Abu ...
A look at the Defence news 20 – 27 November
Commodore Ludger Brummelaar has been appointed as the new Chief of the Military Household of His Majesty the King. He will first ...
A look at the Defence news 16 October – 22 October
The Terrier-Oriole, a medium-range ballistic missile, was racing through space at almost 15,000 kilometres an hour. The modified ...
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 ...