The Italian armoured vehicles specialist Iveco Defence Vehicles unveiled the new Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV) at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. For the first time, the IVECO has showcased its newest armoured vehicle as to the future infantry mobility vehicle for the Dutch Armed Forces and international defense market. The […]

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has taken delivery of its 14th CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Boeing, according to a recent service news release. “Another nice step towards a modernized air force. The new Chinooks are on the way. Please be patient, 2021 in NL,” RNLAF said on its Twitter account. In 2016, the Netherlands acquired 14 […]

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The 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs has announced on Friday that Royal Netherland Air Force F-16s and F-35As partnered with 4th and 5th generation aircraft from the Royal Air Force and F-15s from the 48th Fighter Wing during exercise Point Blank, for the first time. More than 60 aircraft took off from home stations and […]

The Netherlands Marine Corps or Korps Mariniers will receive a first 36 DMV Anaconda 4×4 tactical military vehicles in 2019. The first 36 DMV Anaconda tactical military vehicles developed by the Deba Bedrijfswagens B.V.  will be formally transferred to Korps Mariniers on 31 January 2019. Two months later, another 10 will follow. The DMV Anaconda is a light 4×4 vehicle in […]

Two Russian Su-24M attack jets made extremely close passes on a the HNLMS Evertsen, a Dutch air defense frigate, on Tuesday, according to the Dutch navy. The Russian jets got within 200 meters of the ship, though it's not immediately clear if they were armed. The Dutch frigate has advanced radars and surface to air […]

In late June and early July to Lithuania from Dutch began to arrive off the military used Mercedes-Benz GD light utility vehicle. In total there will be 150, they will join the fleet of SUVs Lithuanian army. This vehicles delivered to Lithuania from June 27, the supply will end July 15. Lithuanian army under a bilateral […]

Two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets landed on Monday May 23 at Leeuwarden Air Force Base in the northern Netherlands, that reported by airrecognition.com. The F-35A jets , built by the US-based defense giant Lockheed Martin, are to form the mainstay of the Dutch fighter fleet for the next five decades. Designated “AN-1” and “AN-2”, the […]

The Royal Netherlands Air Force is upgrading its Chinook fleet to the latest CH-47F version, and Boeing has just been awarded a $308 million FMS order by the Pentagon to build 12 of them. (US Army photo) Boeing, Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $308,035,700 modification (P00042) to foreign military sales contract W58RGZ-13-C-0002 (Holland) for […]

Schiebel and the Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR), the Netherlands Coastguard and the Royal Netherlands Air Force conducted a series of successful flights with a newly developed airborne Detect and Avoid System at the airport of Den Helder in December 2015. The AIRICA (ATM Innovative RPAS Integration for Coastguard Applications) project marks a major step forward in the process of safe […]

End June 2015 the 300. BOXER vehicle has been delivered to the customers according to contract. The vehicle was an Ambulance BOXER for the Royal Netherlands Army. In total the Army of Germany and the Royal Netherlands Army have ordered 472 vehicles in a first batch. The Boxer is a German-Dutch multirole armoured fighting vehicle […]