Visitors visit the Thales Group stand at the Euronaval 2024 trade show in Villepinte, near Paris, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images) PARIS — French defense-electronics maker ...

PARIS — The Netherlands plans to buy two support vessels that will act as sidekicks to its air-defense frigates, packing additional missiles to defeat swarms of anti-ship missiles and drones, for an ...

Fugro and Damen have teamed up to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) with a surveillance vessel and operating crew. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has contracted this new partnership to enhance ...

In December 2025, a Dutch Navy frigate faced off against a drone swarm off the coast of the United Kingdom. This was no combat mission, but it wasn’t a routine drill either. The three-day operation ...

Netherlands State Secretary for Defense Gijs Tuinman has informed the nation's House of Representatives that the Royal Netherlands Navy will equip its future submarines with a European-manufactured ...

The Ukrainian Navy will receive a minesweeper, a small warship, donated by the Netherlands, but it isn't yet known when the ship will reach the war-torn country. The Makkum minesweeper was ...

BAE Systems Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun system and 3P ammunition on display at Euronaval 2024. (Janes/Neil Dee) BAE Systems and the Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) have signed a contract for eight ...

The Dutch city of The Hague will host the NATO summit next week, with tight security in place as it welcomes around 6,000 delegates and world leaders from 32 countries, including U.S. President Donald ...

Shield AI has secured a contract to supply the Netherlands with eight V-Bat unmanned air systems for maritime surveillance duties. Announced in Den Helder on 9 July, the selection will lead to the ...

DSS Galatea was officially transferred from Damen Shipyards to the RNLN in Den Helder on 18 June. (Royal Netherlands Navy) The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has taken delivery of a new patrol vessel ...