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November 29, 2024 - Netherlands Buys Kongsberg Air Defense Systems for $1 Billion - The Netherlands has contracted Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to deliver NASAMS and NOMADS air defense systems. The 12-billion Norwegian krone ($1.09 billion) procurement is part of the CITADEL program, a comprehensive integrated air and missile defense program. Read more
November 28, 2024 - Sweden’s Gripen Jets ‘Don’t Make Sense’ for Ukraine for Now: Dutch Defense Chief - The Netherlands’ top defense official has downplayed the prospect of transferring Swedish Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine now, saying such a move would not “make sense” at this time. Gen. Onno Eichelsheim, Amsterdam’s Chief of Defense and the most senior military advisor to the defense minister, told Breaking Defense that Kyiv is facing a shortage of pilots, which would complicate the integration of additional aircraft like the Gripen. Read more
November 27, 2024 - Embraer Selects Fokker to Upgrade Dutch C-390 Fleet - Brazilian firm Embraer has selected Fokker Services Group to deliver an extended modification package for nine Dutch C-390 military aircraft. The contract includes turnkey engineering, certification, and modification services to enhance the aircraft’s capabilities for NATO operations and other military and humanitarian missions. Read more
November 25, 2024 - Netherlands Delivers Final F-16 Training Jets for Ukraine to Romania - The Netherlands has delivered the final two F-16 Fighting Falcon jets to Romania to train Ukrainian military aircrews. The handover is part of an 18-aircraft program pledged by the Dutch government last year to assist Ukrainian warfighters in improving their aerial combat skills amidst the Russian invasion. Read more
November 22, 2024 - Draken to Provide Honey Badger ‘Red Team’ Fleet for Dutch Air Force Training - British defense contractor Draken has agreed to deliver its L-159E Honey Badger threat replication fleet to support the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s training programs. The subsonic light attack jets will act as a “red team” to simulate adversarial platforms, providing realistic aggressor interactions with the Dutch pilots and aircrews. Read more
November 18, 2024 - Future Dutch Navy Combat Support Ship Begins Sea Trials - Damen Shipyards has commenced sea trials of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s future combat support ship in Galati, Romania. The HNLMS Den Helder is a replenishment oiler vessel that will fill the role of the service’s 90s-era HNLMS Amsterdam, which was retired in 2014 and later sold to Peru. Read more
November 8, 2024 - Netherlands Orders 12 Airbus H225M Multi-Role Helicopters - The Dutch Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Airbus for 12 H225M Caracal helicopters in an agreement signed during the Euronaval trade exhibition in Paris. The deal was signed by Jan Willem Hartman, Head of the Netherlands Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) agency, and Bruno Even, CEO of Airbus Helicopters. The agreement also includes support and services. Read more
November 5, 2024 - Netherlands Orders C-390 Millennium Simulator - Embraer and Rheinmetall have received a contract to deliver a C-390 Millennium training suite for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The deal builds on Amsterdam’s July 2024 program to procure five C-390 transport aircraft to replace the air force’s C-130H Hercules in service since the 1990s. Read more
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