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Population
Defence Budget 2010
GDP 2009
Land area
Capital
Life expectancy
Population growth rate |
16.4 million
Euros 8.5 billion (US$10.8 billion)
Euros 576 billion (US$702 billion)
41,447 sq kms (16,002 sq miles)
The Hague (Population 486,000)
79 years
0.4 per cent |
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Total Armed
Forces |
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Military Constabulary |
22,000 (plus about 3,000 reserves)
9,470 including 3,000 marines
9,500 (plus about 400 reserves)
5,900 |
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MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE |
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Contact Details
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Ministry of Defence
Plein 4
PO Box 20701
NL-2500 ES The Hague
Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 318 81 88
Fax: +31 70 318 84 01
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Army Strength: 22,000 (plus about 3,000 reserves)
3 x Combat Brigades
Royal Netherlands Army Outline Structure
Note:
There appear to be 5 x SF companies that
include airborne, counter-terrorist and maritime capabilities.
SUPPORT COMMAND OUTLINE STRUCTURE
Note:
STAR - Surveillance, Target Acquisition and
Reconnaissance Battalion; CIMIC - Civil-Military Co-operation.
11 AIRMOBILE BRIGADE
13 MECHANISED BRIGADE
43 MECHANISED BRIGADE
Main Battle Tanks |
44 x Leopard 2A6
(possibly 60 available) |
Reconnaissance (Recce) |
140 x Fennek
(wheeled) |
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Note: 438 x
Fennek are in service in a variety of specialised battlefield
roles. |
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6 x Fuchs (NBC
Recce) |
Armoured
Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV) |
184 x CV9035
(tracked) |
Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) |
200 x Boxer
- on order replacing YPR-765 between 2010-2016 (wheeled) |
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200 x
YPR-765 (tracked – M113 type – being withdrawn) |
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112 x
Bushmaster (wheeled) |
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80 x Patria
XA-188 Sisu (wheeled) |
Artillery |
57 x 155 mm
PzH 2000 (SP – available) |
Mortars (Mor) |
16 x 120 mm
Brandt (towed) |
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150 x 81 mm
– many of these L16 |
Anti-Tank (Atk) |
130 x MRAT (Fennek
AFV with Spike ATGW) |
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167 x SPIKE
launchers |
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Approximately 900 Panzerfaust (RL) |
Low Level Air Defence (LLAD) |
18 x Stinger
SAM (FIM-92A) on Fennek |
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18 x Stinger
SAM (FIM-92A) MANPAD |
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) |
5 x EMT
Aladin |
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32 x SAGEM
Sperwer |
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Some IAI
MALE reported |
Navy Strength:
9,470 including 3,000 marines
Principal Units:
4 x Submarines
6 x Destroyers and Frigates
10 x Mine Countermeasure Vessels
Royal Netherlands Navy Outline Structure:
There are naval bases at Den Helder and Texel with overseas base
at Willemstad (Curacao). There are Marine barracks at Rotterdam,
Doom, Suffisant (Curacao and Savanete (Netherlands Antillies).
Submarines (SSK) |
4 x Walrus Class |
Destroyers (DD) |
4 x Zeven
Provincien Class |
Frigates
(FF) |
2 x Karel
Doorman |
Mine
Countermeasures (MCM) |
10 x Alkmaar
(Tripartite type) |
Amphibious Vessels (LPD) |
1 x
Rotterdam (carries helicopters, armoured vehicles and up to 600
troops) |
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1 x Johan de
Witt (carries helicopters, armoured vehicles and up to 620
troops) |
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15 x
assorted landing craft |
Miscellaneous |
3 x Tankers |
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2 x Support
Vessels |
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2 x Survey
Vessels |
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2 x Training
Ships |
Helicopters
(Hel) |
21 x SH-14D
Lynx ASW (possibly 14 in service) |
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20 x NH-90
(deliveries continue until 2013) |
Marines (3,000 personnel)
2 x Marine Infantry Battalions (1 x Bn integrated with UK 3 Commando
Brigade)
1 x Amphibious Combat Support Battalion
1 x Amphibious Logistical Battalion
Reorganisation continues and the size of the Marine Corps may be
increased.
Equipment includes:
74 x BVS10 Viking Personnel Carrier
20 x XA-188 Sisu APC
100 x BV206D Personnel Carrier
12 x 120 mm Brandt Mortars
32 x 81 mm Mortar
SPIKE ATGW
Stinger SAM MANPAD
Air Force Strength: 9,500 (plus about 400 reserves)
Royal Netherlands Air Force Outline Structure
Notes:
(1) Air defence training and support for all three armed services is
provided at the De Peel Airbase.
(2) 11 Airmobile Brigade trains at Deelen Air Base.
(3) Eindhoven hosts the European Air Transport Coordination Centre
MAJOR
AIR FORCE EQUIPMENT |
Fighter
Ground Attack (FGA) |
87 x F-16AM/BM |
Transport (Tpt) |
6 x C-130
Hercules |
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2 x Fokker
50 |
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1 x MD DC-10 |
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1 x
Gulfstream IV |
Air
to Air Refuelling (AAR) |
2 x KDC-10 |
Training (Trg) |
13 x PC-7
Turbo Trainer |
Helicopters
(Hel) |
30 x AH-62D
Apache |
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4 x SA-316
Alouette III (utility) |
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11 x CH-47D
Chinook (6 more on order) |
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3 x AB-412
(SAR) |
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16 x
AS-532U2 Cougar (utility) |
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21 x Lynx (ASW/SAR)
being replaced by 20 x NH-90 |
Air launched
missiles (ALM) |
AMMRAM (AAM) |
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Sidewinder (AAM) |
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Hellfire (ASM) |
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Maverick (ASM) |
Surface to Air Missiles (SAM) |
32 x MIM-104
Patriot Launchers |
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250 x
Stinger (MANPAD) |
CURRENT UNIT DEPLOYMENTS
(over
platoon strength – 30 personnel. These are approximate figures)
NATO (ISAF) Afghanistan
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2,100 |
EUFOR Bosnia |
70 |
There is a security and anti-smuggling detachment
based at Aruba in the Netherlands Antilles.