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Navy tests 3D reconstructions during exercise
The Royal Netherlands Navy has concluded its large tactical exercise off the Norwegian coast. All the data collected during the...
Defence intensifies international military cooperation
In order to remain relevant in the world around us, we need closer cooperation with European partners. This is Minister...
General Middendorp: armed forces must be cyber proof
The Defence organisation’s efforts against digital threats were the central theme of the 2nd Defence Cyber Symposium. At the...
Belgian Hercules takes Dutch weapons to Mali
This afternoon, a Belgian C130 transport aircraft loaded with weapons and ammunition for the Dutch quartermasters arrived in...
Tanks for Finland
Finland is to buy 100 Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks from the Netherlands. Dutch Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert...
Record year for Search-and-Rescue teams
During the course of 2013, the Royal Netherlands Air Force carried out a record number of Search-and-Rescue and medical...
Finland buys Dutch Leopard tanks
Finland is set to buy 100 Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks from the Netherlands. That news was in the contents of a letter sent by...
First Hercules lands in Mali
A Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft yesterday delivered the firstbatch of equipment destined for...
Raven helps Curaçao in fight against crime
The Netherlands Defence organisation has made the Raven Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) available for tackling increasing crime...
First Dutch military personnel leave for Mali
The first Dutch military personnel left Amsterdam Airport Schiphol this morning on their way to Mali. The 14 soldiers, mainly...