News: 28-11-2024

Well attended 35th edition of NEDS

More than 3,000 visitors and around 150 exhibitors gathered on Thursday 21 November for the 35th edition of NEDS. At a time when scaling up and accelerating procurement and production is paramount importance, the exhibition was a great opportunity to catch up on the latest developments in the field of the defence and security industry in a single day.

News: 02-07-2024

Industry and Government visited Lockheed Martin

On the 26th and 27th of June, government special envoy Maxime Verhagen visited Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth together with reprentatives from the Ministry for economic affairs and climate, industry, and knowledge institutions and the NIDV.

News: 27-03-2024

A-letter for replacement of Royal Naval Institute (KIM) housing

The goal is to construct a new army building to house all students at KIM during initial training. It also involves housing a number of students from the technical part of Faculty of Military Sciences of the Netherlands Defense Academy.  

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News: 27-03-2024

A-letter for acquisition of 6 amphibious transport ships

Starting in 2032, the Royal Navy will have a new ship class consisting of six new ships: amphibious transport ships. The six are to replace the four Holland-class patrol ships and the two LPDs Zr.Ms. Rotterdam and Zr.Ms. Johan de Witt.

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News: 27-03-2024

A-letter cites major role for Dutch maritime industry in replacement LC Frigates

The “Replacement LC Frigates” (Air Defense and Command Frigates) project will replace the LC frigates during the 30s. The current 4 frigates commissioned from 2001 – 2005 are being replaced by 4 new ships, but those frigates will be commissioned later; they have been delayed 2 years. The new frigates are now expected in 2034.

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News: 27-03-2024

D-Letter regarding replacement of submarine capacity

On Friday, March 15, STASDEF announced that the bid evaluation produced a distinctive ranking with a clear winner: Naval Group. An important step. After all, the process has been long and has demanded a lot from all parties involved in this process. That we are entering a new phase is therefore good. Also to keep the shortage in our submarine capacity as small and short as possible. The House of Representatives is now going to consider this proposed award decision.  

News: 24-10-2023

Defenture delivers first vehicle for the Dutch Air Mobile Brigade

On October 13, 2023, Defenture handed over the first test vehicle to the Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) for the 11 Air Mobile Brigade (11LMB). This vehicle will first be tested and equipped with all communication equipment before it is handed over to the Air Mobile Brigade. The contract entails 41 GRF “Vector” air transportable tactical vehicles (ATTVs).

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News: 13-10-2023

Dutch-US defense industry cooperation in the spotlight in D.C.

The United States and the Netherlands need to cooperate more intensively to meet current and future challenges in defence and security, that was the overall conclusion of the NL-US Defense Industry Days that took place Oct. 12 and 13 in Washington D.C. As countries with strong shared values, we need each other for innovation and strong supply chains in the increasingly complex world.