Despite having selected Pilatus trainer Aircraft, the Netherlands cannot award a contract to the Swiss firm as a rival manufacturer has filed a lawsuit against the Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) protesting the selection. The Dutch MoD is purchasing 8 new training aircraft and 2 flight simulators to replace the 13 Pilatus PC-7 training aircraft it had acquired in 2008 which are reaching the end of their technical lifespan, State Secretary Gijs Tuinman reported this to the House of Representatives on October 14, according to a Dutch MoD press release
The Netherlands plans to acquire 46 Leopard-2A8 battle tanks as part of a new initiative supported by the German government. State Secretary Gijs Tuinman announced this decision today in a letter to the House of Representatives
The Royal Netherlands Navy frigate Zr.Ms
Amid the clamor among a section of European politicians for imposing an arms embargo over the Gaza genocide, concern has grown that subsidiaries of Israeli companies could be barred from exporting to Israel. "Israel's deteriorating international standing amid the ongoing war, coupled with various countries' restrictions on arms exports to Israel, could lead to a situation where wholly Israeli-owned foreign defense companies are unable to export weaponry to Israel," wrote Israeli newspaper
Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans announced that approximately €400 million will be made available for a new
AERO Vodochody and Embraer announced today signed a contract amendment that expands their industrial cooperation on the C-390 Millennium transport aircraft program. A key element of this cooperation is the increase of the Czech share in production, including the transfer of part of the production directly to Aero and to other Czech suppliers
Naval Group on Monday signed the delivery agreement marking the launch of the Orka-class program to deliver four submarines to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence. Dutch State Secretary for Defence, and Pierre Eric Pommellet, CEO of Naval Group, signed the Delivery Agreement for the Replacement Netherlands Submarine Capability (RNSC) program
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense officially decommissioned F-16 fighter aircraft from its inventory. "Today, the Ministry of Defense officially said goodbye to the legendary aircraft ," the ministry said in a statement
Two Ukrainian F-16 fighter jets were reportedly damaged in a Russian attack on Starokonstantinov Airfield, located in western Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi region. Russian media claims that the jets were hit by Kinzhal hypersonic missiles launched from a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet