News - Royal Netherlands Navy
169 news items of Royal Netherlands Navy
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...
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...
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...
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 21 – 28 August
Brigadier General Jeff Mac Mootry is the new commander of the Marine Corps. He has taken over from Brigadier General Frank van...
A look at the Defence news 31 May - 5 June
"Brunssum has made a remarkable contribution to the lives of us all. I am convinced it will continue to do so in the future."...