The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has signed an agreement with Boeing to provide maintenance, services and spare parts to the RNLAF’s fleet of AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. Boeing said on 14 July that signed a Combined Helicopter Support services agreement at the Royal International Air Tattoo on Saturday, July 14 that will provide […]

On 30 June, Dutch special forces displayed some of its recently received VECTOR (Versatile Expeditionary Commando Tactical Off Road) 4×4 vehicles during Veterans’ Day parade, an annual day of remembrance for the country’s servicemen. Among the military trucks and cars are shown at the event were modern locally developed VECTOR combat vehicles of the Dutch special forces. The […]

The 15th Annual Conference of the SPIKE Missile Users Club took place this year in Israel and was attended by around 100 senior representatives from 20 countries that have purchased or in process of evaluating the advanced missile system developed and manufactured by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. The SPIKE is a family of multi-mission, […]

The second batch of the more than 10 CV9035 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) purchased from the Netherlands arrived in Estonia on 2 December. According to the website of the Estonian Defence Forces, a cargo ship carrying a CV9035 IFVs and 3 armored recovery vehicles (ARV) based on Leopard-1 chassis docked at Paldiski’s North Port. In late 2014, Estonia […]

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 […]

BAE Systems has received a contract from the Netherlands for the testing and verification of Active Protection Systems (APS) on its CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Active Protection is an advanced solution consisting of countermeasures that can intercept incoming rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank missiles, and other threats to increase crew and vehicle survivability. BAE Systems, the manufacturer […]

NATO is preparing a major boost to its ability to refuel aircraft in mid-air, with the signature of an agreement between the Netherlands and Luxembourg to acquire two Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) aircraft. The new tankers will be acquired on behalf of the participating nations and NATO. They can support NATO […]