Missions abroad

The Netherlands armed forces currently has 500 members of personnel deployed to missions abroad (as of 23 November 2020). Dutch military personnel thus contribute to stability and security throughout the world on a daily basis.

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A look at the Defence news 20 February – 26 February

Ugandan military personnel listen intently to their Dutch instructor (November 2016).

01-03-2017 | 16:30

Last week, Dutch military personnel were in Uganda to give training courses to the Ugandan Battle Group. They provided courses in ...

A look at the Defence news 6 February – 12 February

Chief of Defence General Tom Middendorp.

15-02-2017 | 14:20

‘From partnerships to ecosystems: combining our efforts for a more secure world’. This was the theme of the Future Force ...

A look at the Defence news 30 January – 5 February (video)

Netherlands military personnel in action during the Bison Drawsko field training exercise.

08-02-2017 | 10:49

Russia’s current attitude, terrorism, large migration flows, the impending scarcity of natural resources. These are all security ...

A look at the Defence news 23 – 29 January

01-02-2017 | 15:23

The Dutch F-16s protecting the airspace over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania intercepted an Antonov-26 Curl and a Sukhoi-24 Fencer ...

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