Commando Materieel en IT | |
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Interservice Command overview | |
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Formed | 2005 |
Jurisdiction | Government of the Netherlands |
Headquarters | Kromhout Kazerne, Herculeslaan 1, Utrecht |
Motto | Wij maken de verbinding tussen willen en kunnen (we make the connection between wanting and being able to) Per scientiam vires (strength through knowledge) |
Employees | 5,998 (2024) [1] |
Annual budget | 864,084,000 EUR (2025) [2] |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Minister responsible |
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Interservice Command executive |
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Parent department | Ministry of Defence |
Website | www |
The Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) (Dutch : Commando Materieel en IT, COMMIT), formerly known as the Defence Materiel Organization (DMO), is a Dutch government agency that reports to the Ministry of Defence. [3] The agency is responsible for the supply of materiel for the Dutch armed forces. It is located in Utrecht. [4] In April 2023 the agency changed its name from Defence Materiel Organization to Materiel and IT Command. [5]
Defensie Munitiebedrijf (DMunB) is part of COMMIT and counts around 100 employees. [6] It has the largest munitions complex of Western Europe. [7] DMunB is responsible for delivering munitions to the armed forces that can be used during operations and exercises. [8] [9]
The Maritime Systems Division (Dutch: Afdeling Maritieme Systemen; AMS) is the maritime engineering office of the Dutch Ministry of Defence. [10] It focuses on designing, developing, integrating and procuring new systems for the Royal Netherlands Navy. [11] [12]
Jan Willem Hartman was the first to be given the title of commander, previously, the agency head was called the director.
COMMIT manages a variety of defense procurement projects. Examples of past, present and future projects include: