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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.
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.
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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…
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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.
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.
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We suspected this was the reason Ukraine’s access to Starshield was restricted. But to see it from senior officials in this reporting is still utterly unconscionable.
Let’s be absolutely clear about what this means. The Trump Administration deliberately restricted technology Ukraine relies on to intercept Russian drones and ballistic missiles. It made it harder for Ukraine to defend itself and easier for Russia to carry out its deadly attacks against Ukrainian civilians.
They knew exactly what was at stake. They knew that more Russian drones and missiles would get through, allowing Russia to kill even more Ukrainians. And yet they went ahead anyway.
This is a deliberate weaking of Ukraine’s defenses that only Russia will benefit from. It is a betrayal of our ally that this Administration cannot wash its hands of.
The American people deserve to know who made this decision, why they made it, and how they can possibly justify putting more innocent Ukrainian lives in the crosshairs of Putin’s war machine.
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Defensie: aanschaf anti-scheepsraketten voor het Caribisch gebied. Meer (gratis artikel): marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Anti…
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a “serious incident” at Canada’s CFB Wainwright in Alberta tonight, with a subsequent fire reaching past the base’s perimeter, per reporting from CBS. Canada’s defense minister, during a press conference confirmed that fatalities and injuries have occurred, with his comment that he “cannot recall an event like this in recent memory” indicating the casualty toll is likely high.
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Opnieuw zijn er 2 Apaches terug in NL 🇳🇱 Na te zijn gemoderniseerd in de VS 🇺🇸 kwamen beide toestellen vandaag aan op @VlbWoensdrecht. Dat gebeurde met een C-17 transportvliegtuig. Van de totaal 28 machines moeten alleen de laatste 2 nog arriveren 👇 bit.ly/4hS8SpC
A motion was adopted in Dutch Parliament to equip the intervention units (DSI and BSB) with helicopters to shorten response times. Currently AW149 helicopters from the Dutch police are primarily used.
