Post Tagged with: "dutch military"
Dutch Army Readiness Rapidly Going Downhill
The Dutch armed forces are facing drastic budget cuts which will not only seriously limit the country’s ability to take part in international missions, but which also threaten the army’s traditional role of providing assistance in case of a national disaster. Can the Dutch army still be relied upon in times of crisis? The army [...]
Raven UAS Receives Netherlands Military Certificate
Monrovia CA: AeroVironment have announced that the Military Aviation Authority of the Netherlands (MLA-NLD) has issued a Military Type Certificate (MTC) for the Raven B NLD MUAS, the first such certificate issued in the Netherlands in the Micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle category. This certificate permits Dutch military personnel to operate Raven systems in designated Dutch airspace. [...]
Dutch Military May Postpone F-35 JSF Decision Until 2012
A decision to purchase Joint Strike Fighters may be put off until the next government term. Sources in The Hague have told Dutch public broadcaster NOS that the most likely scenario is that a test plane will be bought this year, and another one next year. The parliamentary leaders of the Christian Democratic CDA, Labour [...]


