Netherlands News

Dutch Government Tries to Bypass Court Verdict over F-35 Parts
Air Logistics Country

Dutch Government Tries to Bypass Court Verdict over F-35 Parts

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs is looking for alternative ways to supply F-35 parts to Israel after the court ban.

The Netherlands Prefers Naval Group’s Barracuda Submarines
Navy / Maritime

The Netherlands Prefers Naval Group’s Barracuda Submarines

The Netherlands officially announced the Naval Group as the winner of the new submarine acquisition program for the Dutch Navy.

Dutch Navy Opts for New Ship to Replace OPVs and LPDs
Navy / Maritime

Dutch Navy Opts for New Ship to Replace OPVs and LPDs

The Dutch MoD announced a plan to replace four OPVs and two LPDs with a new class of six ships that can simultaneously perform the former’s missions.

Damen Reveals OPV2600 Design with Turkish Weapons
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

Damen Reveals OPV2600 Design with Turkish Weapons

Dutch Damen unveiled the OPV2600 design at DIMDEX, which was configured for the Pakistani Navy with various weapons, including Turkish ones.

Dutch Court Imposes Sanction to Israel
Bilateral Relations Logistics

Dutch Court Imposes Sanction to Israel

A Dutch Court has ordered the country’s government to suspend deliveries of spare parts for F-35 fighter jets intended for use by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Netherlands Acquires Hellfire
Weapon / Missile

Netherlands Acquires Hellfire

The State Department has approved an FMS to the Netherlands of Hellfire Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $150 million.

Netherlands Receives Two AH-64E Attack Helicopters
Air

Netherlands Receives Two AH-64E Attack Helicopters

The U.S. Program Executive Office announced the delivery of two AH-64E V.6 attack helicopters to the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

NATO’s NSPA Acquires Patriot Missiles for Four Countries
Weapon / Missile

NATO’s NSPA Acquires Patriot Missiles for Four Countries

NSPA announced on 3 January that it will acquire 1000 Patriot Missiles for Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Spain.

The Construction of German F-126 Frigate Begins
Navy / Maritime

The Construction of German F-126 Frigate Begins

The German Federal Ministry of Defence announced the start of production of the F-126 frigate from its social media accounts.

Portuguese Navy to Sign Deal for Multifunctional Naval Platform
Navy / Maritime Unmanned Systems

Portuguese Navy to Sign Deal for Multifunctional Naval Platform

Portuguese Navy announced that the deal for constructing the Multi-Purpose Naval Platform under the Recovery and Resilience Program will be signed.

Airbus to sell Caracal helicopter to the Netherlands
Air

Airbus to sell Caracal helicopter to the Netherlands

Airbus Helicopters, winning the competition against Sikorsky, will manufacture 14 military helicopters to the Netherlands.

Netherlands Doubles MQ-9A Order from GA-ASI
Unmanned Systems

Netherlands Doubles MQ-9A Order from GA-ASI

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) doubles its MQ-9A UAV order from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI).

Ukraine to Receive Second-Hand F-16s
Air Bilateral Relations

Ukraine to Receive Second-Hand F-16s

The Netherlands and Denmark have confirmed the shipment of second-hand F-16s to Ukraine. Two countries may send 61 aircraft in total.

Dutch ASW Frigates to be in Service by 2029
Navy / Maritime

Dutch ASW Frigates to be in Service by 2029

Royal Netherlands Navy plans to construct four new Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates with many innovations. The first vessel will be in service by 2029.