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Defence organisation sells supply ship
The Netherlands Defence organisation has sold its supply ship HNLMS Amsterdam to Peru. The Amsterdam has supplied Dutch and...
Defence organisation joins programme for more efficient use of outer space and space technology
The Netherlands has joined the American Responsive Space Capabilities (RSC) programme. The objective of this programme is to...
Albert Hoeben, Knight in the Military Order of William, dies
Albert Hoeben (1920), Knight of the Military Order of William, died yesterday in Stramproy, Netherlands, at the age of 94. The...
Speaker and parliamentary party leaders return from visit to Africa
This week, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the leaders of political parties in the House of Representatives...
Defence organisation takes NATO headquarters at Brunssum under its wing
As of September, the Netherlands Defence organisation will assume responsibility for the security of Joint Force Command (JFC)...
War veteran gets his wings after 70 years
Almost 70 years ago, war veteran Jaap Smid (94) from Rotterdam lost his paratrooper wings emblem at the end of the Second World...
Soldiers ‘shine a light’ in Mali
A marksman’s rifle stands against a wall. The flags of North Malian separatists flutter in the breeze. A picture of amazing...
New partner in military transport
Spain is the sixth country to join European Air Transport Command (EATC). The members of EATC make their military air transport...
Netherlands ready for European combat unit
From today, Dutch military personnel are on stand-by for deployment to international hot spots and to evacuation operations and...
Afghanistan mission ends for Air Force
Yesterday, the Dutch F-16s of the Air Task Force (ATF) in Mazar-e Sharif carried out their last operational sorties over...