Netherlands

Aug- 2026 -

4 August

Netherlands Is Giving Its Future Frigates a 12-Meter Drone Boat Wingman

The Royal Netherlands Navy is equipping its future anti-submarine warfare frigates with a new uncrewed surface vessel designed to detect and track enemy submarines in contested waters.

4 August

Sea

Inder Singh Bisht

Dutch Navy to Boost Underwater Threat Detection With Fiber-Optic Towed Array Sonar

The Netherlands has awarded OPTICS11 a contract to further develop and deliver a containerized fiber-optic towed array sonar system.

Jul- 2026 -

28 July

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The Moroccan Royal Navy Vessel Rais Charkaoui, alongside a U.S. Coast Guard Over-the-Horizon small boat from the Coast Guard Cutter Legare, conduct the first-ever joint Moroccan/U.S boarding, July 23. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Moroccan Royal Navy partnered for a nine-day joint law enforcement operation in Moroccan territorial waters, which showcased each services tactics, techniques and boarding procedures. The U.S. Coast Guard, under the direction of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe- Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa, conducted law enforcement operations with the Moroccan Royal Navy in a partnership to build a safer, more prosperous sea-trade environment in the region.

Rojoef Manuel

Morocco Buys Dutch Drone Boats for Submarine Defense and Minehunting

Morocco has purchased Dutch-built unmanned surface vessels under a $14.7 million deal after the Netherlands approved an export license for the systems.

27 July

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Destinus Gives Air Defenders a Mach 2+ Interceptor That Knows What to Ignore

Dutch defense firm Destinus is taking a more targeted approach to point defense, focusing its intercepts on projectiles headed for critical military and infrastructure assets rather than engaging every threat.

14 July

Europe

Royal Netherlands Army with Command and Staff Trainer

Giulia Bernacchi

Russia Uses Hacked Dutch Security Cameras to Monitor Military Aid for Ukraine

Russian state-backed hackers have compromised internet-connected security cameras in the Netherlands to track weapons shipments for Ukraine.

10 July

Europe

Giulia Bernacchi

Netherlands Says It Has Reached Limit of Direct Military Aid to Ukraine

The Netherlands has announced it has exhausted the weapons it can transfer from its own stocks to Ukraine.

9 July

Sea

A Royal Navy LCU Mk10 landing craft and a vintage WWII DUKW amphibious vehicle flying the White Ensign flag during the D-Day 80th anniversary commemoration.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Drone-Ready Flight Decks Anchor New UK-Dutch Amphibious Fleet

The UK and the Netherlands are set to be reinforced with a new fleet of transport ships, forming the backbone of a joint amphibious naval force.

8 July

Air

Christine Casimiro

Raytheon Teams With European Defense Firms to Double Stinger Missile Production

RTX’s Raytheon is aiming to double its Stinger surface-to-air missile production by collaborating with European defense firms.

8 July

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The RQ-35 Heidrun unmanned aerial system. Photo: Sky-Watch A/S

Rojoef Manuel

Netherlands Adopts Danish Drone for Tactical ISR Missions

The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has contracted Danish defense tech company Sky-Watch A/S to supply its RQ-35 Heidrun unmanned aerial systems for company-level intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.

7 July

Business

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Netherlands Signs $34M Deal to Build Next-Gen Integration Software for Drones

The Netherlands has signed a 30-million euro agreement with Dutch firm Intelic to develop the software backbone for its next-generation unmanned systems ecosystem.

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