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Indonesia and Netherlands to strengthen cooperation
Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has strengthened the ties with Indonesia during a meeting with her counterpart Purnomo...
Air Force weatherman to assist during solar race
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is helping the Dutch Solar Team Twente during the World Solar Challenge, the...
Hijackers convicted after arrest by HNLMS Van Amstel
The Supreme Court of the Seychelles yesterday sentenced 11 Somali pirates to prison terms ranging from 18 months to 16 years....
Air Defence Command live-firing on Crete
This week, units of Defence Ground-based Air Defence Command are conducting firing exercises using live missiles on the Greek...
Engineers lay bridge over Scheldt river
Last Saturday, military personnel of 105 Engineer Company and their Belgian colleagues laid a bridge over the Scheldt river...
Seychelles soldiers train on Johan de Witt
HNLMS Johan de Witt was today the stage for a training exercise in which Dutch military personnel andmembers of the Seychelles’...
New commander for German-Netherlands Army Corps
After a tenure of over 3 years, Lieutenant General Ton Van Loon yesterday handed over command of the German-Netherlands Army...
Netherlands Defence organisation looks into outer space with Norway
The Netherlands and Norway are set to begin intensive cooperation in the area of space capabilities. This week the two...
Navy supports Dutch trade interests in Russia
The Royal Netherlands Navy ships HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën and HNLMS Friesland are currently moored in St. Petersburg for the...
Defence organisation contributes to commemoration of Market Garden
Approximately 600 military personnel were dropped by parachute over the Ginkelse Heide area near Ede as part of the 69th Market...