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Curious Defense retweeted
Damen Romania director says that the 4 🇳🇱🇧🇪 ASWF frigates will start construction H1 2027.
On the other hand, Richard Keulen, Damen's director of corporate strategy was talking at Euronaval the other week about 6 frigates in this program: 4 🇳🇱 and 2 🇧🇪
And Theo Franken said in Parliament on 14 Oct that no decision had been taken to leave ASWF.
So it must be happening
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Santierul Naval 🇷🇴🇳🇱 Damen Galati cel mai complex si modern santier naval din regiunea existinsa a Marii Negre. La Galati demareaza constructia fregatelor ASW de ultima generatie pentru Olanda si Belgia.
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Whereas the Netherlands -like other users- has had problems in the past with the NH90 helicopter, it is ordering additional helicopters. In 2025 it ordered 3 NH90s with an option for 2 more. From Parliamentary documents it becomes clear it plans to exercise this option this year.
Contrary to Belgium the Netherlands did not disclose how many Skyrangers it ordered. The number of 20 palletised Skyranger systems ordered by Belgium (2 per NASAMS fire unit) does give an indication of how many Skyranger systems were ordered by the Netherlands.
🇧🇪 Belgium has awarded a contract to Riehnmetall for the supply of 20 palletized Skyranger 30 Short Range Air Defence Systems with deliveries starting in 2028.
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The Netherlands initially planned to acquire 22 mobile Skyrangers on a ACSV armoured vehicle (4 per combat battalion + 2 reserve). In the meantime a 6th armoured combat battalion was announced bringing the number of mobile systems to at least 26.
The Dutch army announced the first Caracal vehicles have been delivered to Germany and the Netherlands. A total of 1508 Airborne Vehicles Air Assault Caracal have been ordered so far of which 504 for the Netherlands.
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Another example the Dutch MOD policy not to disclose quantities and delivery times has limited value. The supplier Rheinmetall now discloses 34 RCT-30 Boxers will be delivered to the Netherlands in ‘32/‘33.
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Dutch Ministry of Defence is asking approval from Parliament to sign an agreement in November to acquire new CV90 vehicles to expand the medium infantry brigade with one combat battalion. While no numbers were disclosed a number of 53 vehicles was mentioned earlier this year.
NL MoD has now formally informed Parliament of a requirement for additional CV90s to equip the to be established 3rd battalion of the medium infantry brigade. The number of CV90s to be acquired was not disclosed.
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These vehicles are procured through the Nordic Initiative where, amongst others, Sweden, Finland and Norway want to acquire a few hundred new CV90 vehicles.
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Interesting solution for the Dutch requirement for a land based anti ship missile system announced in the Defence Note last summer. Would ensure commonality with the naval strike missiles on board the Dutch navy’s frigates.
It was only a matter of time...
🇳🇴 @kongsbergasa has developed a TEU container-based launch system for 4 x Naval Strike Missiles
Via @commandante_
Significant succes for the German manufacturer FFG and Dutch company Van Halteren. The Dutch Ministry of Defence reached agreement with FFG to acquire an undisclosed number of FFG’s armoured combat support vehicles (ACSVs) to strengthen the Heavy and Medium Infantry Brigades.
Curious Defense retweeted
The GRU hacked into Jared Kushner's iPhone. Dutch military intelligence (MIVD) then recruited a GRU spy who gave them access to the hacked phone. What MIVD discovered was that Kushner had access to two bank accounts --one Azerbaijani, the other Israeli --where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Emirati ruler Mohammed bin Zayed deposited money. It sounds like a slightly far-fetched episode of "Slow Horses," but it's real. And it proves just how eye-poppingly corrupt this administration was and continues to be as its "special envoy" decides the fate of tens of millions in Europe in the Middle East. Simply incredible reporting by Matthew Cole, drawn from his new book on Kushner. vanityfair.com/story/jared-k…
Curious Defense retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. troops told us what the Pentagon hasn’t: destroyed aircraft, bombed barracks, families left behind in Bahrain, troops digging their own foxholes.
Never-before-seen photos and video from the Middle East. My latest with @MeidasTouch and @ValorMediaNet: meidasnews.com/news/so-much-…
Dutch MoD notified Parliament of its intention to (i) replace and acquire additional Armoured Engineering Vehicles (AEV) and (ii) to acquire additional Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridges (AVLB). Surprisingly this includes replacing its 10 Kodiak AEVs which are around 15 years old.
According to Dutch MoD replacing these AEVs is preferred above a Mid Life Update of the Kodiak. It intends to decide in 2028 which vehicle will be selected. For the AVLBs Dutch MoD want to join a German initiative to contract the acquisition of additional Leguan vehicles in 2027.
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Dutch MoD notified Parliament that it reached agreement with FFG on the acquisition of an undisclosed number of Wisent 2 armoured recovery vehicles including Remote Controlled Weapon Stations with Counter Drone Capacity. A contract is anticipated to be signed on 19 November.
