DefenceTalkDutch F-16 fighter jets will end bombing missions against Daesh (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria at the end of the year, the Netherlands government said Friday. “Cabinet has decided not to prolong the use of F-16’s in the fight against Islamic State past Dec. 31,” the Dutch cabinet said in a statement. Four Dutch F-16s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dutch-soon-to-pull-fighter-jets-striking-is-targets-71854/

DefenceTalkA Dutch company is allowed to sell some 21 million euros of military equipment to Algeria. Thales Nederland has received an export licence, Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans says in a letter to parliament. The deal involves radar systems and so-called C3 systems (command, control and communication). This equipment will go to Algeria via China, where […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dutch-ok-military-equipment-supply-to-algeria-48774/

DefenceTalkArmed forces which include the controversial JSF jet fighter is the least attractive scenario for the future of the Dutch military, according to an assessment by the Clingenael Institute. The institute, which specialises in international relations, has drawn up four options for the armed forces, only one of which includes the JSF, Nos television reports […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35-jsf-jet-does-not-fit-in-revised-dutch-defence-strategy-46804/