In December 2025, a Dutch Navy frigate faced off against a drone swarm off the coast of the United Kingdom. This was no ...

Containerized forces packages, when executed well, are a flexible way to bring new capabilities to sea quickly, service chiefs said in Paris.

PARIS — The Netherlands plans to buy two support vessels that will act as sidekicks to its air-defense frigates, packing additional missiles to defeat swarms of anti-ship missiles and drones, for an ...

Fugro and Damen have teamed up to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) with a surveillance vessel and operating crew. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has contracted this new partnership to enhance ...

The armed forces consist of four service branches: the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. The service branches ...

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has procured eight V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems from Shield AI to enhance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations for the Royal ...

The Dutch city of The Hague will host the NATO summit next week, with tight security in place as it welcomes around 6,000 delegates and world leaders from 32 countries, including U.S. President Donald ...

BAE Systems Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system and 3P ammunition on display at Euronaval 2024. (Janes/Neil Dee) BAE Systems and the Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) have signed a contract for eight ...

An archive photo of the Alkmaar (Tripartite)-class MCM vessel Makkum, which was decommissioned at the end of November 2024. The vessel is being donated to Ukraine alongside sister ship Vlaardingen, ...