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April 26, 2025 - Netherlands arms Navy with Tomahawk missiles in $2.2B deal - Just weeks ago, the U.S. State Department approved a potential $2.19 billion Foreign Military Sale to the Netherlands, greenlighting the acquisition of up to 163 Tomahawk Block V missiles, 12 Block IV missiles, and related systems. Read more
April 25, 2025 - Dutch king says Netherlands should be “armed to the teeth” - Dutch king Willem-Alexander has said “peace and harmony can no longer be taken for granted” and that the Netherlands should be “armed to the teeth” to stay safe. The king’s warning came in a speech made during a visit to the Luitenant-generaal Betskazerne military base in Vredepeel in Limburg, where Ukrainian troops are being trained. Read more
April 22, 2025 - Dutch military intelligence warns of growing Russian threats - The Netherlands is increasingly operating in a “grey zone” between peace and war, as state-backed agencies use hybrid tactics to disrupt society, the Dutch military intelligence agency MIVD warned in its annual report on Tuesday. Read more
April 14, 2025 - F-35 guides rocket strike in NATO’s first European data swap - In early April, at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands, a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II located a target on the ground, identified it, and transmitted its coordinates in real time to a Dutch command system called Keystone. Read more
April 10, 2025 - Top military chief urges troops to prepare for rapid deployment - The Dutch armed forces must accelerate their readiness for possible deployment, the Netherlands’ highest-ranking military officer has warned in an internal message to all military personnel and defence staff. Read more
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