The frigate HNLMS Evertsen will be taking part in the British Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in the coming six months. This is a fleet around the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, with 32 British...Read more
The Dutch naval frigate HNLMS Van Speijk will be taken out of service starting this summer. The reason for this is a serious shortage of personnel, reports the Ministry of Defence. The crew has been...Read more
After a six-week period of maintenance, Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam has handed the HNLMS Evertsen back to the Royal Netherlands Navy. The shipyard prepared the Air Defence and Command frigate for deployment on, among other things,...Read more
The financial situation of the Royal Netherlands Navy is so dramatic that recovery of the armed forces is out of the question. The admiralty has warned the defence management that without extra money in the...Read more
Rear Admiral René Tas is to become the new Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy. On 9 September, he will assume command of the navy as Vice Admiral. He takes over from Vice Admiral Rob...Read more
The Dutch submarine replacement project has entered the next phase, the so-called Dialogue phase. According to Dutch Underwater Knowledge Centre (DUKC) chairman Harm Kappen, Dutch maritime companies must therefore now show what they have to...Read more
Royal IHC and the Department of Material Maintenance of the Royal Netherlands Navy have signed a contract for the docking and repair of HNLMS Groningen. The ship is currently back in the Netherlands due to...Read more
The Dutch submarine replacement programme is entering the next, so-called Dialogue phase. According to Marnix Krikke of Netherlands Maritime Technology, the project offers opportunities for Dutch maritime suppliers, so long as the Ministry of Defence...Read more
Damen Shipyards Den Helder will soon handover the Expeditionary Survey Boat (ESB) Hydrograaf to the Royal Netherlands Navy. The Hydrograaf was built for a speed of at least 20 knots, with very low noise requirements...Read more
For now, the Royal Netherlands Navy will not set sail again, unless it is strictly necessary. This has been decided by the Dutch Ministry of Defence after coronavirus outbreaks on various ships.Read more
The Royal Netherlands Navy is stepping up its corona measures after four warships returned late last week with infections among those on board. Crew members of ships operating further than 24 hours from the naval...Read more
The Royal Netherlands Navy has temporarily taken four naval vessels out of service after a Covid-19 outbreak was discovered on board. The ships are locked down, the crew is at home. The HNLMS Karel Doorman,...Read more
A Dutch naval exercise in Norway is being plagued by Covid-19. Despite the measures taken, two soldiers tested positive upon arrival. Within the corps, people are questioning whether the training should continue, writes Dutch newspaper...Read more
Justice is prosecuting a naval officer who is alleged to have committed a sexual offence against three colleagues aboard HNLMS Karel Doorman. The facts are said to have taken place while the combat support ship...Read more
The patrol vessel HNLMS Groningen has to break off the deployment in the Caribbean due to a technical defect to its starboard axis. The Dutch navy ship started its return voyage to the Netherlands on...Read more
Data science can improve the condition monitoring of systems, better predict failure behaviour, and ultimately plan better maintenance. To make use of this technology, the Dutch navy will cooperate with RH Marine and Damen Schelde...Read more
The Dutch Defence Materiel Organisation has ordered a Hull Vane for the 108-metre Oceangoing Patrol Vessel HNLMS Zeeland. It is the first time the hydrofoil-like device is placed on a naval ship and the first...Read more
Together with the Netherlands Coast Guard and the Royal Netherlands Navy, researchers from Delft University of Technology have developed a drone that flies on hydrogen, can stay in the air for hours and can take...Read more
Defence must be a ‘smart, technologically advanced organisation’ by 2035 and focus on what it excels in, such as its submarines. This comes at a price: to implement all the plans, up to an additional...Read more
Within the Green Maritime Methanol project the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has extensively studied the use of green methanol as a ship fuel for its support vessels. According to the navy, it has the potential...Read more
