Armée Hollandaise/Armed forces of the Netherlands/Nederlandse krijgsmacht

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Dutch Navy to Fit New Submarine Safety Device
The Royal Netherlands Navy has awarded a contract to Analox Military Systems for nine Sub Aspida devices for use on four of its Walrus Class submarines.
The Sub Aspida is a new safety device used in submarines or decompression chambers to provide constant and accurate monitoring of oxygen and carbon dioxide in a robust unit that is easily portable.
Analox Military Systems sales and marketing director Vicky Brown said the Dutch Navy required an accurate dual-gas monitoring in an environment prone to fluctuations in atmospheric pressure.
Royal Netherlands Navy Lt Leppink tested the Sub Aspida in the control room of a submarine.
"One of its most important advantages is the pressure-correct read out, which remained accurate even during rapid changes in the atmospheric pressure, making it a vital tool to have on board any submarine," he said.

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Pour ceux qui sont on hollande et on Allemand ils pourront voir le spectacle

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NATO Tiger Meet 2010 Volkel AB Netherlands





Between Tuesday 5 October and Thursday 14 October, missions will be flown every working day between 8.00 Z and 9.00 Z and between 12.00 Z and 14.00 Z. Dutch times are 10:00 – 11:00 and 14:00 – 18:00.
Spottersday 7 and 13 October both sold out.
Host Unit: 313 squadron
Location: Vlb. Volkel
Country: Netherlands

Nationality	Section	Unit	#	Type
France	FAF	EC 01/012	4	Mirage 2000RDI
Belgium	BAF	31 Smd	6	F-16AM
Germany	GAF	AG 51	2	Tornado IDS
Spain	SAF	142 Escuadron	4	Mirage F-1
France	FAF	EC 05/330	2	Mirage 2000D
Netherlands	RNLAF	313 Sqn	12	F-16AM
Czech Republic	CzAF	211 Sqn	4	JAS-39C Gripen
Norway	NoAF	338 Sqn	6	F-16AM
Turkey	TuAF	192 Filo	3	F-16C
United Kingdom	Royal Navy	814 Sqn	1	Merlin HM.1
Italy	ItAF	21 Gruppo	2	AB212
Spain	SAF	ALA 15	4	EF-18
Czech Republic	CzAF	221 Sqn	2	Mi-24
Hungary	HuAF	59/1 Puma Sqn	2	JAS-39C Gripen
Germany	GAF	JaBoG 321	2	Tornado ECR
Austria	AusAF	Tigerstaffel	2	Saab 105
U.S. of America	USAF	121 ARW OHIO ANG	1	KC-135

The NATO Tiger Meet is an annual event held in a different place each year during which flying squadrons that share a tiger or big cat emblem come together. This year´s edition of this large-scale international exercise takes place between 4 and 15 October at the Royal Netherlands Air Force air base of Volkel. RNLAF´s 313 Squadron, itself a “tiger unit”, is organising and hosting the event.What started in the 1960s as a primarily social gathering has developed over the years into a highly sophisticated training event. Through highly varied programmes, the exercising units keep their skills up to par and have the opportunity to exchange valuable experience.
Organisation


The NATO Tiger Association brings together units from all over the world that have a tiger or other big cat in their logos or emblems. The Tiger Meet is also intended by the association to strengthen the ties between its members. Although its name would lead one to suspect otherwise, the NATO Tiger Meet is not organised by NATO. NATO has included the event in its training schedule, however.
The NATO Tiger Meet is organised by a different tiger unit every year. This year, the honour has fallen to 313 F-16 Squadron of Volkel Air Base.
Organiser: 313 Squadron


313 Squadron, established in 1953 at Volkel Air Base, began its existence training new pilots for European navigation and weather conditions. After subsequent relocations to Woensdrecht Air Base and Twenthe Air Base, it eventually returned to Volkel in 2006 equipped with F-16s. Its training task had been transferred to 306 Squadron a few years earlier. At present, 313 Squadron is one of five operational F-16 squadrons of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
Source: Royal Netherlands Air Force
Photo: Rob Vogelaar, ZAPP Group

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Netherlands' Navy orders additional Gatekeeper system


The Dutch Defence Materiel Organization and Thales Nederland signed a contract this month for the delivery of one additional Gatekeeper electro-optic surveillance system. This system will be installed on the Netherlands' Navy's HrMs Amsterdam as a part of an extensive upkeep programme. Gatekeeper is scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2011.

In the changing tasks of modern navies, fast combat support ships are also participating in maritime security operations, like the current anti-piracy missions of NATO and the EU. The increased situational awareness provided by Gatekeeper has become necessary for a safe operation during such operations as Gatekeeper provides a continuous fully automatic surveillance and alerting function in daylight as well as at night and during all kinds of weather.

The four Gatekeeper modules are not mounted in one dedicated mast but will be incorporated in the ship's existing superstructure, with three modules in the front of the ship and one in the back.

Gerben Edelijin, CEO of Thales Nederland says: “ We are very proud of the trust the Royal Netherlands Navy puts in the Gatekeeper's capabilities as this is the ninth Gatekeeper system under contract for them.“


Gatekeeper

Gatekeeper is a 360° panoramic surveillance and automatic alerting system based on IR/TV technology. It provides short-range situational awareness and ship security both at sea and in port 24/7 without crew on deck. Not only will this significantly reduce manpower requirements it is intrinsically safer and offers a less aggressive posture to the outside world. Gatekeeper will even increase situational awareness compared to human observers as it is not susceptible to fatigue and works better under low-light conditions or in adverse weather.

Gatekeeper is a very flexible and easy to install system, because of its modular sensor heads that can easily be integrated on existing and new-build ships, either stand-alone or as part of the Thales I-MAST configurations. Gatekeeper is presently under contract for the four Netherlands' Navy's Holland class patrol ships, the Joint Support Ship, the Johan de Witt class LPD and the four Belgium and Netherlands Navy's M-class frigates.

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L'armée néerlandaise lance sans première AMRAAM

L'artillerie antiaériens de l'armée néerlandaise a conclu le premier lancement de missiles AMRAAM (air de moyen terme Advanced arme) à l'extrémité de la péninsule de Norvège Andøy. La défense aérienne de l'armée a travaillé pour cette version depuis l'introduction du missile de début 2009.
Le AMRAAM a été conçu à l'origine comme un missile air-air BVR, ce qui lui permet d'abattre un avions ennemies au-delà de portée visuelle. Aujourd'hui, il est également utilisé pour atteindre les plans du sol.
Calques d'altitude moyenne et élevée

Le but de cet exercice est de fair un véritable test de l'intégration de l'arme dans le système de l'armée de la défense aérienne.
Ce système a été fait pour contenir les menaces aériennes de basse altitude et moyennes.
La AMRAAM couvre les couches d'altitude moyenne et élevée, en allant jusqu'à 75 km, tandis que les missiles Stinger lancé à partir d'épaule couverture très faible altitude. Le AMRAAM a son propre radar et peut être déclenché autonome pour suivre sa cible indépendamment.
Après des mois de procédures de formation et des exercices, a été la première horloge réel de missiles de terre AMRAAM, qui a presque 4 pieds de long et atteint des vitesses de l'ordre de 5 000 km/heure. Son tir est autorisé uniquement dans la Norvège et les États-Unis.
Outre les armes, l'unité a plein engagement séquence dans son ensemble. Le radar a une image de l'espace aérien jusqu'au moment de la prise de vue, ce qui a été fait simplement avec le déclenchement d'un bouton. Le missile frapper la cible bien au-delà de portée visuelle.

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RNlAF F-16AM #J-513 from 323 sqn is coming in for landing at Leeuwarden AB on July 26th, 2010 during a FWIT exercise. [Photo by Paul Meyer]

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RNlAF F-16AM #J-114 void of unit markings is coming in for landing at Leeuwarden AB on July 26th, 2010 during a FWIT exercise. [Photo by Paul Meyer]

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RNlAF F-16AM #J-628 from 322 sqn is coming in for landing at Leeuwarden AB on July 26th, 2010 during a FWIT exercise. [Photo by Paul Meyer]

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Netherlands extend Apache helicopter deployment in Afghanistan

Five of the Dutch Apache attack helicopters deployed in Afghanistan that were to return by mid-October will now stay until mid-November. The helicopters will be used for giving air assistance to ISAF partners and the Dutch Redeployment Task Force, the unit tasked with retrieving Dutch materiel from the area of operations.

The helicopters’ stay in Afghanistan was extended because some of the last large Dutch convoys were postponed as a result of damage to the road between Tarin Kowt and Kandahar. Moreover, the availability of air assistance in Uruzgan will soon be reduced as a consequence of operations elsewhere in southern Afghanistan. This would mean that air assistance available for the redeployment convoys would be insufficient.


Urgent

In addition, Australia has urgently requested the Netherlands to extend its deployment of Apaches, so that ISAF partners may also be guaranteed air assistance. This support will enable the Combined Team Uruzgan, the successor of the Dutch Task Force Uruzgan, to continue its work. The request also underscores the importance of the Apache helicopters, which have served in Afghanistan since 2004.


Air Task Force

The Apaches are part of the Air Task Force (ATF). This unit is further composed of four F-16 fighter aircraft which are primarily employed for protecting the redeployment process. The ATF previously also had three Chinook transport helicopters in its ranks, but their contribution came to an end in early October and they will arrive back in the Netherlands next week.

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Le FWIT´10 au Portugal...











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Très très belle série d'image vraiment

wow quelle belle serie Goncalo
ils faisaient quoi au portugal,quel exercice?
au menu : AIM-120, ACMI, ALQ131, Litening, Bombes MK82+freinés

continue comme ca Goncalo

Yakuza a écrit:

wow quelle belle serie Goncalo
ils faisaient quoi au portugal,quel exercice?
au menu : AIM-120, ACMI, ALQ131, Litening, Bombes MK82+freinés

continue comme ca Goncalo

Comme je l'ai dit sur le sujet de Lisbonne, a pris ces photos, car il est FWIT l'exercice, si vous lisez plus ici, http://www.codeonemagazine.com/article.html?item_id=51, je m'excuse d'être en anglais.

Et Voilà le premier Mastmodules vient d'étre finie, hier on l'a chargé en direction des chantier de Damen

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Dutch F-16 Pilot Training to Begin in US


The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) will restart its F-16 pilot training exercises at Tucson International Airport in the US after a three-year absence.
The RNLAF plans to deploy 14 of its F-16 jets in Tucson to participate in basic F-16 flight training and instructor pilot certification.
The 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard will provide the required training to the first batch of Dutch pilots.
Flight training is scheduled to be in full swing by January 2011, according to the Associated Press

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Boeing, Netherlands Ministry of Defence Sign Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Agreement


November 4, 2010 by Rob Vogelaar · Leave a Comment


The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the Netherlands Ministry of Defence Logistic Center Woensdrecht today entered a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) framework agreement to expand the center’s capabilities and develop opportunities for Dutch industry. The alliance is aimed at ensuring the readiness of CH-47 Chinook and AH-64D Apache helicopters operated by the Royal Netherlands Air Force, as well as broadening regional MRO activities through support of other military and civilian aircraft.
“Enhancing our depot capabilities in conjunction with Boeing and Dutch industry will improve our mission to support the Dutch military’s Chinook and Apache rotorcraft,” said Air Commodore Peter Ort, director of the Logistic Center Woensdrecht, Directorate of Materiel Organisation, Netherlands Ministry of Defence. “This agreement also fits the ‘Maintenance Valley’ initiative supported by the new Dutch government to bolster the Netherlands’ position as a regional hub for military and civilian aircraft MRO activities.”
Signing the agreement with Ort was Peri Widener, director of Army Integrated Logistics for the Global Services & Support business of Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

“Boeing has partnered with the Dutch Ministry of Defence for decades through aircraft programs including the Chinook and Apache,” Widener said. “We have demonstrated our international experience in delivering affordable, reliable logistics, sustainment and MRO solutions to maximize global readiness for our customers. We are focused on strengthening our ties with the Netherlands and contributing to the Dutch aviation industry and economy.”
Today’s agreement follows a November 2009 teaming agreement between Boeing and the World Class Aviation Academy of the Netherlands to provide customers in the region with military maintenance training on fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
The Logistic Center Woensdrecht (LCW) is the Netherlands Ministry of Defence agency and center of expertise for air weapon systems, communication systems and mission support. The LCW performs logistics activities as well as system integration, maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade activities. With combined technical and logistic expertise, the LCW serves its operational users and other partners within and outside the Netherlands.
Source: Boeing
Photos: Rob Vogelaar, ZAPP

Dutch Apaches fly last missions in Afghanistan

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The Netherlands' Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters will be returned to Gilze-Rijen air base soon, having flown their last missions in Afghanistan.

A short ceremony to mark the end of the six-year detachment was held on 12 November, with the aircraft to be transported home from Kandahar airfield.

Six Dutch Apaches were deployed to Kabul in 2004 in support of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, with five later relocating to Kandahar for a few months before being moved to Camp Holland near Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province.
The aircraft performed missions including reconnaissance, close air support and shows of force, and since 2006 were flown more than 1,200 times in support of ground troops, logging over 7,000h.

Following a decision by the Dutch government to withdraw its military personnel from Afghanistan, the role given to its Apache crews changed to protecting convoys redeploying assets for their return shipment to the Netherlands. They also maintained a quick reaction force capability to support other coalition troops.

The Netherlands Defence Helicopter Command has 29 Apaches. Flightglobal's HeliCAS database says 27 of these are currently active.

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Imtech Receives Orders for Dutch and Belgian Naval Ships

Imtech has received orders for new and existing ships for the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Navies from Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) and the Defence Material Organisation.
Under the €28m ($38m) contract, Imtech will design, produce, deliver and implement technological solutions to the Dutch Navy's supply vessel, Karel Doorman, and provide technological upgrades to Belgian frigates.
The company will upgrade the existing platform automation and replace computers, include new fibre-optic technology, and implement new processors and measurement and control solutions.
The 205m-long ship with a displacement capacity of 28,000t is one of the biggest naval ships ever built in Netherlands.
Imtech will also provide technological upgrades to two M Class Belgian frigates that include the replacement of an existing integrated control and monitoring system on board by a new state-of-the-art version.
The ship will be delivered to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 2014 to replace the supply ship, Hr Ms Zuiderkruis.
The Dutch project will be completed in 2012, whereas the Belgian project will be completed by 2014.
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Imtech fournie des equipement pour les sigma en fait ... juste à titre de rappel

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Dutch Navy Launches Second Patrol Vessel
The Royal Netherlands Navy has successfully launched the Zeeland, the second of four Holland Class vessels, at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen, Netherlands.
The new patrol ship has been designed for international law enforcement and security missions that also include combating piracy and counter drugs operations.
The ship can accommodate a crew of 50, and is equipped with the Thales integrated mast module, radars, communication and optical sensors, remote-control systems and weapons.
The four patrol ships will replace the four M-frigates currently in service.
The navy launched two ships, the Holland and the Friesland, earlier this year and will launch the last ship, Groningen, next year.

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Elbit Command trainer for Netherlands army officers


Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced today that it was awarded a contract to supply an advanced training and simulation solution for the Royal Netherlands Army. The system will be supplied during 2011.

The system is designed for training battalion and brigade-sized headquarters and provides users with a trainer for the widest variety of fighting scenarios - both low and high intensity conflicts and for other non-military settings (OOTW: Operations Other Than War). It also enables training for Civilian Military Cooperation (CIMC), for example with municipal authorities, police and medical organizations such as the Red Cross.

The system combines full training with qualitative debriefing. The simulation takes place within the operational headquarters and is connected to Command, Control and Communications systems. The advanced High Level Architecture (HLA) enables compatibility of the training with the specific needs of every trainee.

Yoram Shmuely, Co-General Manager of Elbit Systems' Aerospace Division, said: "We are proud of the fact that the Royal Netherlands Army has chosen our system, further strengthening the position of Elbit Systems as a world leader in the field of advanced training solutions”.

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De Zeven Provincien et De Ruyter abarcloadas, Hier, au port de Malaga :
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New Dutch jet fighters 1.4 billion euros more expensive

The costs of the Joint Strike Fighter, the US fighter jet which is to replace the ageing Dutch fleet of F-16s, will be 1.4 billion euros higher than the original estimate. This is an increase of 20 percent over the amount of 6.2 billion euros which the government initially expected would buy 85 JSF planes. Parliament expressed shock at the increase, particularly at a time when the government has announced 18 billion euros’ worth of budget cuts.
On Thursday, Defence Minister Hans Hillen wrote in a letter to parliament that the higher costs are partly due to delays in the development and production of the first series of JSF planes in the United States. Rising costs of wages, raw materials, tools, and testing equipment also play a role.
In his letter, the minister says that the latest estimate is ‘significantly higher’ than the current JSF budget, whereas the defence budget as a whole will be shrinking over the next few years. Mr Hillen writes that he assumes operational and maintenance costs will amount to nearly 10 billion euros over the next 30 years. There have been no recent reviews of these estimates.
The JSF is to replace the outdated F-16’s of the Royal Dutch Air Force, but the Netherlands has not yet made a final decision on its purchase, even though it is taking part in the JSF’s development. However, the cabinet has announced it wants to buy a second test plane.
In parliament, the Socialist Party and Green Left have said the Netherlands should pull the plug on the project. The SP points out that the defence budget has been cut by one billion euros and that the armed forces are going to sack 10,000 people. The party says the available budget should be used to guarantee good working conditions for defence staff, not to purchase an unnecessary jet fighter.
The Labour Party is equally critical of the cabinet’s plans, and says it would prefer the government purchase an existing jet fighter. The party is opposed to buying test planes, because that is the first phase of a definitive purchase.
Labour believes that Dutch participation in the JSF project will result in fewer orders and less employment than promised. The party says that revenue for Dutch companies will decrease even further if US production figures are lower than initially thought.
Coalition parties VVD and CDA are sticking to the initial JSF budget of 6.2 billion euros. The parties say that if the planes become more expensive, the armed forces will simply have to make do with fewer planes. The two coalition partners also say that the new cost estimate has no impact on the current defence budget and that the purchase of a second test plane can go ahead as planned.

A definitive decision on a successor for the F-16 is not planned for this cabinet period. (Radio Netherlands Worldwide)

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43 mech brigade during exercise Bison Strike, it's the first time the CV9035NL takes part in a brigade-level exercise.

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HNLMS Amsterdam to Côte d’Ivoire


The French government has requested Dutch naval support for the coordinating role that France is playing in ensuring the safety of EU nationals during the current unrest in Côte d’Ivoire. The Dutch Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence have agreed to the deployment of the supply vessel HNLMS Amsterdam.

The HNLMS Amsterdam will be deployed to Côte d’Ivoire for a brief transitional period, during which its primary function will be to supply the EU forces. If necessary, it may also support security operations. Due to the tense situation in Côte d’Ivoire, a number of preparations are being made to guarantee the safety of EU nationals now present in the country.

There are currently 32 Dutch people staying in Côte d’Ivoire. Since the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Dutch nationals to leave the country, 18 of them have done so. The Netherlands does not have an embassy in Abidjan; representatives of the Dutch embassy in Accra (Ghana) are in Abidjan to provide consular assistance to Dutch nationals.

The HNLMS Amsterdam had been on its voyage home after taking part in the anti-piracy Operations Atalanta and Ocean Shield. It was due into the port of Den Helder on 23 December. It is now expected to be back in the Netherlands in the second half of January.

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Les Pays-Bas envoient un bâtiment au


Les Pays-Bas envoient leur bâtiment amphibie HNLMS Amsterdam en Côte d’Ivoire à la demande du gouvernement français.

La sécurité dans ce pays s’est fortement détériorée depuis que le président Laurent Gbagbo a refusé de reconnaitre sa défaite devant son rival Alassane Ouattara lors des élections du mois dernier.
Le ministre néerlandais de la défense, Hans Hillen, et le ministre des affaires étrangères, Uri Rosenthal, ont informé le Parlement des Pays-Bas que le bâtiment pourrait être utilisé pour l’approvisionnement ou l’évacuation de civils.