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Dutch roads and railways not yet ready for large-scale military transport
The Netherlands’ road and rail infrastructure does not meet NATO’s infrastructure requirements in many locations. Vertical ...
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Armed forces providing effective support in disasters and crises
Lack of policy creates risk of competition with other tasks of the armed forces Besides protecting the territorial integrity of ...
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NAFIN, vital Defence network well-designed but weak security
The Netherlands Armed Forces Integrated Network (NAFIN) is a technically well-designed network for secure and confidential ...
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Provisional award decision for new submarines: careful and transparent
The Minister of Defence’s decision to procure 4 new submarines from Naval Group was taken carefully and in accordance with the ...
Read moreMinistry of Defence’s ten-year cost savings lower than projected
Important lessons for achievable spending cuts The Netherlands Court of Audit has found that the Ministry of Defence has failed ...
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Minister offers better insight into project but submarine budget is too low
Submarine deployment below Defence ambition for at least 10 years The Ministry of Defence correctly informed parliament at the ...
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