Supacat and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles Netherlands (RMMV NL) have teamed to offer Dutch-built Supacat Protected Vehicles for the 12kN air assault vehicle (AASLT) and a 12kN light-weight protected vehicle requirements as part of the Defence-wide Wheeled Vehicle Replacement Programme (DVOW) with the Dutch Army. Under the teaming agreement and upon contract award, the Supacat-designed […]

A Dutch UN helicopter has crashed near Gao in northern Mali, killing its two crew members, the Dutch defence ministry has said. The Apache helicopter made a forced landing during a military exercise, the UN force in Mali said in a statement. The Dutch armed forces chief, Gen Tom Middendorp, said: “Everything points to this […]

The Netherlands will end its contribution to NATO’s deployment of Patriot anti-ballistic missile systems in Turkey at the end of January, the government said on Aug. 25. The Netherlands, Germany and the United States each sent two Patriot missile batteries and soldiers to operate them in early 2013 in response to a request from NATO […]