This is a list of the equipment of the Royal Netherlands Army.
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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M19 | Netherlands | Flecktarn | – | [1] | |
M19 | Netherlands | Flecktarn | – | [1] | |
M19 | Netherlands | Flecktarn | – | [1] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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Interim combat clothing | Netherlands | Clothing | – | [2] DOKS future combat clothing programme delayed (layered type clothing). |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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Batlskin Viper P6N | Canada | Combat helmet | 48,800 | Supplied by Galvion. [3] The helmet is covered by the appropriate M19 camouflage for the conditions (NFP-Green - Netherlands Fractal Pattern Green on the picture). UN blue variants exist, white camouflage for snow and other Dutch camouflage for other conditions. [4] | |
Protectievest | Netherlands | Bulletproof vest | 7,000 | [4] [5] [6] Can be used with Draagvest A, and can be worn concealed under clothing. Soft and hard ballistic plates can be used. The hard plates are torso plates and side plates. Additional protection can be attached to the vest for the neck, shoulders, throat and groin. Part of the VOSS (Enhanced Operational Soldier System) project. NFP-Multitone camouflage. [4] | |
Draagvest B | Netherlands | Bulletproof carrying vest | 7,000 | [4] [5] [6] All-in-one system, with a quick release system. It has MOLLE loop system to mount pouches. The vest fits ballistic plates: custom-made soft , uni-size hard torso and side plates. Additional protection can be attached to the vest for neck, shoulders, throat and groin. | |
Soft ballistische platen | Netherlands | Soft ballistic plates | – | – | [4] Exist for Protectievest and for Draagvest B |
Hard ballistische platen | Netherlands | Hard ballistic plates | – | – | [4] Exist for Protectievest and for Draagvest B |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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FM50 | Germany | CBRN Mask | – | – | [4] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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Draagvest A | Netherlands | Carrying vest | 7,000 | [4] [5] [6] MOLLE loop system to mount pouches. Almost always used with the bulletproof vest Protectievest. | |
9-liter backpack | Netherlands | Tactical backpack | 7,000 | Can be zipped onto the protection vest. [5] [6] Part of the VOSS (Enhanced Operational Soldier System) project. Base in NFP-Multitone camouflage, with rain covers in NFP-Tan or NFP-Green available. | |
37-liter backpack | Netherlands | Tactical backpack | 7,000 | [4] [5] [6] Part of the VOSS (Enhanced Operational Soldier System) project. Base in NFP-Multitone camouflage, with rain covers in NFP-Tan or NFP-Green available. | |
55-liter backpack | Netherlands | Heavy backpack | – | Without the side pouch = 55 liters | [4] Base in NFP-Multitone camouflage, with rain covers in NFP-Tan or NFP-Green available. |
80-liter backpack | Netherlands | Heavy backpack | – | With the side pouch = 55 liters | [4] Base in NFP-Multitone camouflage, with rain covers in NFP-Tan or NFP-Green available. |
Set of pouches for equipment | Netherlands | Pouches | 7,000 | [5] [6] Part of the VOSS (Enhanced Operational Soldier System) project. NFP-Multitone camouflage. |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Glock 17 Gen4 | Austria | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | The Glock 17 is the standard service pistol of all army units. The Glock 17 has been in use within the Netherlands Armed Forces since 1994 as the standard issue firearm. The current version in use is the Glock 17 Gen4. [7] |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Colt Canada C7NLD/C8NLD | Canada | Assault rifle (C7NLD) Carbine (C8NLD) | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard service rifle and carbine. Modernized versions of the Diemaco C7 rifle and C8 carbine. Since 2009, both the C7s and C8s were modified to meet the latest requirements. All 25,000 rifles have been equipped with an Aimpoint CompM4 optic, a telescopic stock, a modified fire regulator, a laser-light module and a rail system. A new tan coating has also been applied. The modernized versions are called C7NLD and C8NLD. They also received a Brügger & Thomet grip with extendable bipod for a more stable prone shooting position. [8] | |
HK416A5 | Germany | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard service carbine of the Korps Commandotroepen, the Pathfinder Platoon of 11 Air Assault Brigade and engineer divers. [9] | |
SIG MCX | United States | Carbine (Virtus) | .300 AAC Blackout | In use with the Korps Commandotroepen since 2022, in the Virtus en Rattler variants. Using subsonic .300 BLK munition, the unit regains its subsonic capability which was lost with the retirement of the FN P90 from Dutch service. | |
Personal defense weapon (Rattler) |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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FN Minimi | Belgium | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard light machine gun. [10] | |
FN MAG | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard general-purpose machine gun. [11] | |
M2HB-QCB | Belgium | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun. [12] |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Heckler & Koch HK417 | Germany | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Designated marksman rifle in use with the Korps Commandotroepen and infantry sniper groups. [9] | |
Accuracy International AWM | United Kingdom | Bolt action sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | In the process of being replaced by Accuracy AX rifles [13] | |
Accuracy International AX | United Kingdom | Bolt action sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Gradually replacing the Accuracy AWM rifles. The .308 Winchester caliber is exclusively used by snipers of the Korps Commandotroepen. [13] | |
Barrett M107A1 | United States | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | Anti-materiel rifle in use with sniper groups throughout the army. Fitted with a Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56 PMII LP scope. [14] |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Mossberg M590A1 | United States | Pump action shotgun | 12 gauge | Used for jungle warfare and door breaching. [15] |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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RUAG HG85 "Nr. 300/Nr. 330" | Switzerland | Hand grenade | Fuse | Nr. 300 is the Dutch designation for the HG 85 grenade. |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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Heckler & Koch AGW | Germany | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×53mm HV | Automatic grenade launcher in use throughout the army. Both man-portable and vehicle-fitted versions in use. [16] | |
Heckler & Koch UGL | Germany | Grenade launcher | 40×46mm LV | Mounted under C7 rifles and C8 carbines. [8] | |
M320 Grenade Launcher Module | United States | Grenade launcher | 40×46mm LV | In use with special forces of the Korps Commandotroepen. [17] |
Name | Origin | Type | Cartridge | Image | Details |
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M72A3 LAW | Norway | Anti-tank rocket launcher | 66 mm | Exclusively used by the Korps Commandotroepen due to its low weight and compact handling of the weapon, used to great effect against improvised armored vehicles and fighting positions during the Dutch presence in Afghanistan. [18] | |
Panzerfaust 3 | Germany | Rocket propelled grenade | 110 mm warhead | Equipped with Dynarange system, allows targets to be engaged during all weather conditions, speed and day/night conditions at a maximum range of 900 meters. Can also be used to target hovering helicopters. [19] New procurement in 2020. [20] | |
Spike MR | Israel | Anti-tank guided missile | 152 mm | Previously known as "GILL" in the Dutch Army. [21] Selected in June 2001, ordered in August 2001: 297 launchers, 2,400 missiles to Euromissile GmbH and Thales Nederlands for USD $150 million. [22] First delivery in 2004. [23] Range: 200 to 2,000 m (220 to 2,190 yd) | |
Spike LR | Israel | Anti-tank guided missile | 152 mm | Used by reconnaissance forces (transported by the Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig and the Fennek reconnaissance vehicle), using the same CLU launch unit as for the Spike MR. [24] 84 missiles received in 2017 [25] and 2018. [26] Range: 200 to 4,000 m (220 to 4,370 yd) | |
Spike LR2 | Israel | Anti-tank guided missile | 152 mm | Approved by the parliament in September 2024, to be ordered in October 2024 and enter service in 2026. [27] They will replace the Spike MR, [28] and also equip the modernised CV90. A new launch unit iCLU will also be ordered. [29] Range: 200 to 5,500 m (220 to 6,010 yd), and NLOS capabilities. |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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Leopard 2A6MA2 | Germany | Main battle tank | 18 | The tanks are part of the 4th company of the German-Dutch 414 Tank Battalion, which is part of the Dutch 43rd Mechanised Brigade and are leased from Germany. The 18 tanks have been modernised and are equipped with Dutch communications and information systems. These modifications enable digital communications with Dutch units. [30] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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CV9035NL MLU | Sweden | Infantry fighting vehicle | 128 [31] | [32] [33] 184 CV9035 MkIII IFV ordered in December 2004, and 8 instruction vehicles, entering service from 2008. [34] [35] 44 sold to Estonia in 2004. [36] MLU upgrade signed in 2021 for 122 combat vehicles to be brought to the standard CV9035 Mk.IIIC, to be delivered by 2027, and an option for 19 further to be modernised. [37] Additionally, 6 instruction vehicles to be updated. [38] All vehicles are assembled at Van Halteren Technologies in the Netherlands. The main modernisation includes: [37]
Among the none-modernised vehicles, 15 chassis are to be used for the Mjölner mortar carrier. [39] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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Boxer | Germany | Multi role armoured vehicle | 236 [32] | [40] [31] Produced by ARTEC (JV between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall Netherlands). Operational since 2014, inititally 200 vehicles ordered in five variants: [40]
Order of an additional 41 vehicles announced in the Defence Paper 2022, for reinforcement of the artillery units and 414 Tank Battalion, as well as replacement of five vehicles damaged beyond repair. Planned future orders:
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Bushmaster | Australia | Infantry mobility vehicle, MRAP Mine-resistant ambush protected | 102 [31] | [32] [42] Initially purchased as an emergency protection measure against the IED threat during the ISAF deployment Task Force Uruzgan. Multiple variants adopted and/or developed throughout the years:
Mid-life upgrade, of all 102 vehicles, the modernised vehicles to enter service between 2024 and 2027. [45] | |
Manticore | Italy | Infantry mobility vehicle, MRAP Mine-resistant ambush protected | 200 [46] (delivered as of October 2024, total > 1,300 on order) | New vehicle designed for the Netherlands Armed Forces, replacement for the MB 290GD Wolf among others. First order placed in 2019, current order stands at >1,300 vehicles of which the majority for the Army. [47] The variants selected include: [48]
The order includes 130 RCWS FN deFNder® Light equipped with the FN Minimi or the FN MAG. [49] | |
Fennek | Netherlands | Reconnaissance vehicle | 345 [31] | [32] 367 purchased originally. [50] After modernisation, 345 vehicles will remain in service: [50]
The fleet is undergoing a mid-life update which includes the provision of a Driver Night Vision System, modified weapon mounts with smoke launchers, LAZ400 thermal image systems, extendable mast with a new BAAIINL camera and Saab's Barracuda mobile camouflage system. | |
TPz Fuchs | Germany | Electronic warfare vehicle | 16 | [32] [51] Multiple versions in use. 9 EW vehicles, 6 NBC vehicles and 1 driver training vehicle:
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Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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Defenture VECTOR | Netherlands | Special operations vehicle | 116 | Developed for and in cooperation with the special operations forces of the Korps Commandotroepen by Dutch manufacterer DEfenture, currently part of a joint NLD SOCOM pool. [52] Additional 41 vehicles ordered on 19 December 2022, for use by the Rangers of 11 Air Assault Brigade for SOF support purposes. [53] | |
Rheinmetall Caracal | Germany | Military light utility vehicle | 504 [54] | 504 ordered in 2023 for 11 Air Assault Brigade, with an option for a total of 1,004 vehicles. First deliveries planned from 2025 onwards, Dutch variant assembled by VDL Special Vehicles in Eindhoven. First joined order with the German Army, total 1508 vehicles for €870 million. [54] | |
Mercedes-Benz G280 CDI | Germany | Military light utility vehicle | 140 | Vehicles were in use with the Korps Commandotroepen (KCT), additional vehicles formerly in use with the Netherlands Marine Corps were added to the Army fleet in 2019. All vehicles have been transferred to conventional infantry battalions. [55] Currently, the G280 CDIs are used by 13th Light Brigade and 11th Airmobile Brigade. | |
Polaris MRZR D4 | United States | Side-by-side | – | Unspecified number of vehicles in use with Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) and the 11 Brigade Reconnaissance Squadron of 11th Airmobile Brigade. [56] | |
Name | Origin | Type | Caliber | Number | Image | Details |
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PULS | Israel Czech Republic (truck) | Multiple rocket launcher | 122 mm 160 mm306 mm330 mm370 mm | 2 [57] (delivered as of February 2024, total 20 on order) | 20 ordered in 2023. [58] [59] In February 2024 the first PULS multiple rocket launcher arrived in the Netherlands. [60] Serial production is planned for 2025–26 and these systems will be installed on the Scania XT Gryphus 8×8 trucks from the start. [60] First system mounted on Tatra 815-7 6×6. [57] |
Name | Origin | Type | Caliber | Number | Image | Details |
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Pantserhouwitser 2000NL | Germany | Self-propelled howitzer | 155 mm | 46 | 35 in service, and it will be increased to 46. [61] 57 originally ordered of which 46 will be upgraded in joint project with Germany, 8 were transferred to Ukraine in 2022. [62] Suited to fire the 155mm GPS-guided Excalibur grenade, 3,500 shells ordered initially, + 1999 ordered in 2021 [63] | |
25-pounder | United Kingdom | Gun-howitzer | 87.6 mm | 8 | Only used for ceremonial gun salutes. [64] |
Name | Origin | Type | Caliber | Number | Image | Details |
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Hirtenberger M6 C-640 Mk.1 | Austria | Infantry mortar | 60 mm | 155 | New 60 mm mortars in service with infantry battalions since 2019. [65] [66] | |
Hirtenberger M8 R-1365 | Austria | Mortar | 81mm | 122 | 122 new Hirtenberger M8 mortars entering service from 2023 onwards, replacing the L16A2 mortars. [67] | |
L16A2 | United Kingdom | Mortar | 81mm | 63 | Being replaced by 122 new 81 mm mortars. [66] | |
MO-120-HB | France | Heavy towed mortar | 120mm | 22 | 120 mm mortar produced by Hotchkiss-Brandt (HB) to be replaced by new 120 mm mortars with loitering munitions from 2026 onwards for the 11th Airmobile Brigade and the Netherlands Marine Corps. [66] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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FIM-92 Stinger | United States | MANPADS | — | Operated across various army units, [68] 200 donated to Ukraine in February 2022 amid the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine [69] | |
FIM-92K Stinger Block I | United States | MANPADS | — | 940 to be ordered with Germany and Italy in 2024 through NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), export approved by DSCA [70] | |
Fennek SWP Stinger Weapon Platform | Germany | Short-range air defence | 18 | Operated by 13th Air Defence Battery [68] 18 Fennek ADs were converted to Stinger Weapon Platforms (SWPs) in 2007. This air defence version of the Fennek is equipped with a fully integrated Stinger Launching System (SLS) with which 4 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles in 2 launchers. The SLS is mounted on a Pedestal Mounted Air Defence System (PMADS) built in Turkey by Aselsan. | |
NASAMS II | Norway | Medium-range surface-to-air missile | 2 batteries (2x3 launchers) | Operated by 13th Air Defence Battery [71] With AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radars and initial 100 AIM-120B missiles ordered in 2006 for the NASAMS system. | |
MIM-104 Patriot | United States | Long-range surface-to-air missile | 4 batteries (4×6 launchers) | Operated by 802 Squadron, upgraded to the latest US Army version with Patriot PAC-2 and PAC-3 MSE missiles. [72] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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Thales SQUIRE | Netherlands | Battlefield radar | 81 | SQUIRE is a man-portable medium-range ground surveillance radar that can detect and classify moving targets on, or close to, the ground at ranges up to 48 km. Contract signed for 62 radars in 2002, 60 radars upgraded from 2018 onwards. [73] 21 additional radars ordered in October 2024. [74] | |
TRML-3D | Germany | Early warning radar | 5 | Part of GBADS Phases 1 and 2 [75] | |
Thales Nederland GM 200 MM/C | Netherlands | Multi-mission 4D AESA radar | 26 | 9 radars ordered in 2021, 6 for the Fire Support Command and 3 for the Ground Air Defence Command. [76] [77] First delivered in February 2024. [78] [79] 7 additional ordered in April 2024. [80] Acquisition of 2 further systems announced in the deviation report of the Defence Projects Overview of September 2024, bringing the total to 18. [81] 8 further systems announced as part of the MRAD and SHORAD recplacement project, bringing the total to 26 radars of which 14 for air-defence and 12 for counter-battery purposes. [82] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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AEV 3 Kodiak | Germany | Armoured engineering vehicle | 10 | All operational since May 2018. In use with the armoured engineer battalions. [83] | |
YPR-765 | Netherlands | Armoured personnel carrier | 60 [32] | Largely replaced by CV90, Manticore and Boxer vehicles. The YPR PRBR (Pantser Rups Battle Damage Repair) and transport is still in use with the 43rd Mechanised Brigade. [84] Several hundreds of reserve YPRs were donated to Ukraine. | |
Leopard 2 Bergepanzer 3 "Büffel" | West Germany | Armoured recovery vehicle | 25 [31] | Undergoing modernisation starting in 2019. [85] First updated vehicles were delivered in 2022, process to be completed by 2027. | |
DAF YBB-95.480 | Netherlands | Recovery truck | 5 | 5 recovery trucks delivered in 2010, ordered to tow vehicles in a heavier weight class and for deployment in combat zones. To be replaced by 90 new recovery trucks. [86] [87] | |
DAF YBZ-3300 | Netherlands | Recovery truck | – | 255 delivered in the early '90s. To be replaced by 90 new recovery trucks. [87] | |
Leopard 2 Panzerschnellbrücke "Leguan" | Germany | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 8 | 8 Leopard 2 armoured vehicle-launched bridge (Leguan), MLC-80. [88] | |
GDELS IRB Improved Ribbon Bridge | United States | Pontoon bridge | 3 systems | The system consists of middle and end pontoons and boats to move these bridge sections across the water. The system also includes means to transport bridge sections and boats on land and so-called bridge adapter pallets. Able to create a 225 meter bridge connection. Systems purchased in 2023, first deliveries took place in November 2024. Deliveries to be completed by June 2026. [89] [90] | |
WFEL Medium Girder Bridge (short span) | United Kingdom | Military bridge | – | 9 meters long bridge, hand assembled. [91] | |
WFEL Medium Girder Bridge | United Kingdom | Military bridge | – | [92] [93] | |
MLC-70 wegenmatsysteem | Netherlands | Military engineering vehicle | 10 | Used to lay roads. [94] | |
GDELS MAMBA | Germany | Pedestrian military bridge | – | ||
Liebherr G-LTM 1090-4.2 | Germany | Armoured mobile crane | 4 | [95] [96] | |
Liebherr LTM 1055-3.2 | Germany | Mobile crane | 8 | Succeeds to Liebherr FKM and Liebherr KTM. [95] | |
Van Bouwel Spidercrane | Netherlands | Light mobile crane | 7 | [95] | |
Caterpillar D6T | United States | Bulldozer | 8 | [97] | |
Volvo EC220D | Sweden | Crawler excavator | 7 | [98] [97] | |
JCB 4CX-M | United Kingdom | Backhoe loader | 13 | 11th Airmobile Brigade [97] | |
Cat 930M | United States | Wheel loader | 43 | [99] | |
Tobroco-Giant G2200 X-TRA HD+ | Netherlands | Wheel loader | 8 (+18 option) | – | Small ones for the logistics centers, military training area all-around duties, etc. [99] [100] |
Tobroco-Giant G2700 X-TRA HD+ | |||||
Tobroco-Giant G3500 X-TRA | |||||
Way Industry Božena-4 and Božena-5 | Slovakia | Demining robot skid steer | – | [91] [101] | |
tEODor | Germany | Large explosive ordinance disposal robot | – | Made by Telerob [102] | |
Telemax | Germany | Medium explosive ordinance disposal robot | – | Made by Telerob [103] | |
Dragon Runner | United States | Small explosive ordinance disposal robot | – | [104] | |
MAN SX 2000 - Brunnenbohrgerät U3V | Germany | Well drill | – | [105] [106] | |
IFFS BV - Iveco Eurocargo 4×4 | Italy | Fire engine | – | – | Spraying vehicle [107] [108] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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DAF XF semi-trailer truck | Netherlands | Truck | 104 | 112 semi-trailer trucks (165 kN DAF XF-trucks and 450 kN/600 kN Broshuis-trailers) operational since 2005. [109] | |
DAF YA 4440/4442 | Netherlands | Truck | 1,200 | Various versions, to be partially replaced by additional Scania XT "Gryphus" from 2019 onwards. [110] Over 1000 vehicles transferred to Ukraine. | |
Iveco Stralis | Italy | Truck | — | Used in several variants,
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Scania PLS trucks | Sweden | Truck | 555 | Various versions in service since 2005. [112] | |
Scania XT "Gryphus" 4×4 Low Operational 50 kN (5 tons) [113] | Sweden | Truck | 3,065 | Replacing the majority of the DAF YA-4400/4442, YA-2300 and YT-2300 trucks, gradually entering service since 2019. Various versions. [114] [115] | |
Scania XT "Gryphus" 6×6 Low Operational 100 kN (10 tons) [113] | Sweden | Truck | |||
Scania XT "Gryphus" 8×8 High Operational 100 kN (10 tons) [113] | Sweden | Truck | |||
Scania XT "Gryphus" 6×6 Low Operational 150 kN (15 tons) [113] | Sweden | Semi truck | |||
Tatra Phoenix PR3333 6×6 | Czech Republic | Hooklift truck with trailer | 4 | Illustration | [116] [117] Also additional purchased for the Royal Marechaussee. |
Broshuis 7-axle 650kN trailer (Tropco) | Netherlands | Low loader trailer | 39 | [118] [119] | |
Broshuis 4-axle 400kN trailer (Tropco) | Netherlands | Low loader trailer | 63 | [118] [119] | |
Liftking LK30P-NL | Canada | Heavy rough-terrain forklift | 68 | [120] | |
Bobcat TL25.60 | United States | Telehandler | 71 | [121] | |
Bobcat TL35.105L |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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MB 290GD Wolf | Germany | Utility vehicle | 1,700 | Various versions in service. Partially replaced by 1527 Volkswagen Amarok, remaining vehicles to be replaced by 1175 Iveco MTVs from 2022 onwards. [122] | |
Toyota Land Cruiser | Japan | Utility vehicle | — | Used by the 11 Air Assault Brigade. [123] | |
Volkswagen Amarok | Germany | Pick-up | 1,527 | All ordered vehicles in service since 2018. [124] | |
Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig | Netherlands | All-terrain vehicle | 135 | Used by Air Mobile brigade, will be replaced by 515 Mercedes-Benz G300 CDI Air Assault (AASLT) vehicles. [125] | |
Defenture MDQ | Netherlands | All-terrain vehicle | 274 on order | Diesel ATV produced for the armed forces by Dutch manufacterer Defenture. [126] Users will be Korps Commandotroepen, Netherlands Marine Corps and 11 Air Assault Brigade. The contract includes an option for an additional 120 vehicles. Deliveries are planned for 2023 and 2024. | |
Suzuki King Quad 750 AXI 4×4 | Japan | All-terrain vehicle | 48 | Quad for Korps Commandotroepen and deployed conventional infantry. [127] | |
KTM LC4 | Austria | Motorcycle | 104 | Used by 11 Air Assault Brigade. [128] | |
KTM 350 EXC-F | Austria | Motorcycle | 89 | 89 new motorcycles entering service since 2020 with 11 Air Assault Brigade, will replace some of the KTM LC-4s. [129] | |
Milrem THeMIS | Estonia | Unmanned ground vehicle | 6 | Two vehicles of the Cargo variant, which can be optionally equipped with an FN deFNder remote weapon station, and four Combat variants which are equipped with an EOS R400 remote weapon station. [130] |
Name | Origin | Type | Role | Number | Image | Details |
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Black Hornet Nano | Norway | Micro-multicopter UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | 48 | In use with Brigade Reconnaissance Squadrons and Korps Commandotroepen. [131] | |
AeroVironment RQ-11B DDL Raven | United States | Fixed-wing mini-UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | 48 | Replaced the Raven B NLD, acquired combinedly with the RQ-21, Wasp III and RQ-20. [132] | |
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma | United States | Fixed-wing low altitude UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | 12 | Acquired combinedly with the RQ-21, RQ-11B DDL and Wasp III. [133] | |
AeroVironment Wasp III | United States | Fixed-wing low altitude UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | 18 | Acquired combinedly with the RQ-21, RQ-11B DDL and RQ-20. [133] | |
Boeing Insitu RQ-21 Blackjack | United States | Fixed-wing low altitude UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | 15 | 5 systems in use, with 3 UAVs eachs. [133] Operated by the Joint ISTAR Command. | |
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle | United States | Fixed-wing low altitude UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | 12 | Gradually replaced by the RQ-21. [134] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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Leopard 2A8 | Germany | Main battle tank | 46 on order [135] (6 in option) | In the 2024 Defence Paper, presented in September 2024, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence announced plans to regain a fully Dutch tank battalion. The order will consist of 46 Leopard 2A8 tanks, with an option for an additional 6 tanks. [136] In October 2024, the government confirmed the plan, with the intention to be delivered from 2027 to 2030, and a budget ranging from €1 to 2.5 billion). [137] | |
Boxer RCT30 | Germany | Mission module | 72 on order | In the 2024 Defence Paper, plans were announced to bolster the firepower of 13th Light Brigade with Boxers with a rapid-fire cannon and anti-tank guided missiles. On 24 September 2024, State Secretary of Defence Gijs Tuinman announced the conversion of 72 existing Boxers, with the RCT30 mission module. Procurement will take place in close coordination with the Bundeswehr. [41] | |
Boxer Knifefish | Germany | Reconnaissance vehicle | 10 on order | 10 Electronic Warfare (EW) vehicles to be ordered based on Boxer chassis in cooperation with Germany, as part of the joint Knifefish project. [41] | |
CV90 Mjolner | Sweden | Infantry fighting vehicle | 15 on order | Swedish Army Mjölner | [138] 15 on order with dual-barrel 120mm mortar turret, delivery planned for 2028 based on Swedish Mjölner. [139] [140] The Dutch version will incorporate minor adjustments, such as C2 equipments, adding a machine gun to the turret and a heightened rear compartment to account for the height of the Dutch troops. [141] |
Name | Origin | Type | Number | Image | Details |
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NASAMS | Norway | MRAD SAM Medium range air-defence, surface-to-air missile | 21 | [142] To be equipped with the AIM-120 AMRAAM-ER missiles. [143] [144] | |
NOMADS | Norway | SHORAD Short range air-defence | 18 [145] | [142] Successor of the Fennek, based on the ACSV G5 vehicle, the NASAMS command system, to be equipped with AIM-9X II Sidewinder missiles (15 km range). [143] [146] To enter service by 2028. [147] | |
NOMADS command | Norway | SHORAD command vehicles Short range air-defence | 5 [148] | [148] As part of the NOMADS air defence system, the Netherlands will purchase 5 command vehicles based on the ACSV G5. |
The Netherlands armed forces are the military forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The armed forces consist of four service branches: the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Netherlands Army, the Royal Netherlands Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. The service branches are supplemented by various joint support organizations. In addition, local conscript forces exist on the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curaçao. These operate under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Netherlands Marine Corps. The armed forces are part of the Ministry of Defence.
The Royal Netherlands Navy is the maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It was founded on 8 January 1488, making it the third-oldest naval force in the world.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It was created in 1953 to succeed its predecessor, the Luchtvaartafdeling of the Dutch Army, which was founded in 1913. The aerobatic display team of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, active from 1979 until 2019, was the Solo Display Team.
The Military William Order, or often named Military Order of William, is the oldest and highest honour of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is named after St. William of Gellone (755–814), the first Prince of Orange. Its motto is Voor Moed, Beleid en Trouw. The chivalric order was established on 30 April 1815 by King William I and was presented for feats of excellent bravery on the battlefield and as a meritorious decoration to senior military officers. Comparable with the French Légion d’Honneur but far less often awarded, it is open to everyone regardless of rank or nobility—not only to Dutch military, but also to foreigners. To date, membership in the Order is extremely rarely awarded, and only for exceptional bravery in battle.
The Royal Netherlands Army is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the Staatse Leger was raised making the Dutch standing army one of the oldest in the world. It fought in the Napoleonic Wars, World War II, the Indonesian War of Independence and the Korean War, as well as served with NATO on the Cold War frontiers in West Germany from the 1950s to the 1990s.
The Fennek, named after the fennec, or LGS Fennek, with LGS being short for Leichter Gepanzerter Spähwagen in German, is a four-wheeled armed reconnaissance vehicle produced by the German company KNDS Deutschland and Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems. The Turkish company FNSS Defence Systems acquired the right for licence production in 2004. It was developed for both the German Army and Royal Netherlands Army to replace their current vehicles.
The YPR-765 is a Dutch infantry fighting vehicle. It is based on the AIFV design developed by the FMC Corporation. It replaced the AMX-VCI and YP-408 of the Royal Netherlands Army and entered service in 1977. The Dutch YPR-765s were later replaced by the CV90, Fennek and Boxer.
The Ministry of Defence is the Dutch ministry responsible for the armed forces of the Netherlands and veterans' affairs. The ministry was created in 1813 as the Ministry of War and in 1928 was combined with the Ministry of the Navy. After World War II in the ministries were separated again, in this period the Minister of War and Minister of the Navy were often the same person and the state secretary for the Navy was responsible for daily affairs of the Royal Netherlands Navy. In 1959 the ministries were merged once again. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Defence, currently Ruben Brekelmans, assisted by the Chief of the Defence, Onno Eichelsheim.
HNLMS Karel Doorman is a multi-function support ship for amphibious operations of the Royal Netherlands Navy, which is also used by the German Navy. The ship replaced both of the navy's replenishment oilers: HNLMS Zuiderkruis and HNLMS Amsterdam. At 204.7 m she is the largest ship in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy.
The Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) is the elite special forces unit of the Royal Netherlands Army. The KCT traces its origins to the Second World War with the founding of No. 2 (Dutch) Troop, and the founding of the Korps Speciale Troepen during the Indonesian War of Independence. At present, the unit is tasked with conducting the full spectrum of special operations, its principal tasks being direct action, special reconnaissance, military assistance and counter-terrorism.
HNLMS Zeeleeuw (S803) is a Walrus-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She entered service in 1990 as the first submarine of the Walrus class, after the intended lead ship, HNLMS Walrus, was delayed for a long period following a serious fire during construction. Zeeleeuw has been deployed both for naval exercises and in combat operations around the world. Furthermore, the submarine plays an important role by performing intelligence operations. The submarine has undergone a mid-life maintenance and upgrade program between 2014 and 2016, and is currently in active service.
HNLMS Dolfijn (S808) is a Walrus-class submarine of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She entered service in 1993 as the third submarine of the Walrus class, after HNLMS Walrus and HNLMS Zeeleeuw. Dolfijn has been deployed both for naval exercises and in combat operations around the world. Furthermore, the submarine plays an important role by performing intelligence operations.
The Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig (LSV) is a small, open off-road vehicle that can be transported by air. It is specifically designed for, and used by, the Dutch Airmobile Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army. The LSV is nicknamed affectionately 'playmobiel' (Playmobil) by Dutch soldiers. The vehicle is designed to be transported by helicopters, and had three main variants: One for medical transport, anti-tank, and a general purpose one. The vehicle served the Dutch army for two decades and is in the process of being replaced by a new a light vehicle, although in the later years it was supplemented by the G280 CDI.
The Korps Inlichtingen & Veiligheid Prinses Alexia is a corps within the Royal Netherlands Army that specializes in the gathering and processing of intelligence. The corps, together with the Korps Communicatie & Engagement Prinses Ariane, constitutes the Arm of Information Manoeuver and was established on 20 November 2020.
HNLMS Den Helder is a new replenishment oiler under construction for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Also known as the Combat Support Ship (CSS), Den Helder is planned to fill the gap of replenishment at sea that was left after HNLMS Amsterdam was sold to Peru in 2014. The design is based on the Karel Doorman.
The Fire Support Command is the artillery arm of the Royal Netherlands Army. The command consists of 41 Artillery Battalion, a staff, the Fire Support School and the artillery training grounds and is part of the Operational Support Command Land.
Defenture B.V. is a defence company based in Tiel, the Netherlands that develops and produces specialist vehicles for military purposes. Defenture was established when it won the tender for the replacement of the Mercedes-Benz G280 CDI fleet of the Royal Netherlands Army's special forces, the Korps Commandotroepen.
The Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) (Dutch: Commando Materieel en IT, COMMIT), formerly known as the Dutch Defence Materiel Organization (DMO), is a Dutch government agency that reports to the Ministry of Defence. The agency is responsible for the supply of materiel for the Dutch armed forces. It is located in Utrecht. In April 2023 a name change for the organization was announced. It changed from Defence Materiel Organization to Materiel and IT Command.
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