Equipment of the Royal Netherlands Army
Below follows a list of the equipment of the Royal Netherlands Army.
Armoured vehicles
| Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoured combat vehicles | ||||||
| Leopard 2A6 |  |
Main battle tank | 18 |  |
The Dutch army supplies about 100 troops for the German/Dutch 414th Panzer Battalion(56 tanks), which fields a Dutch tank squadron with 18 tanks. | |
| CV9035NL |  |
Infantry fighting vehicle | 141 |  |
44 were sold to Estonia in 2014 and 40 are in storage. 92 in active service, with 17 for training | |
| PzH 2000 | |
Self-propelled howitzer | 57 |  |
18 are in active service, 6 are used for training and 33 more are in combat ready storage | |
| Fennek |  |
Armoured car | 368 |  |
368 in active service, 40 more used for spare parts and 5 in museums or destroyed. Versions: Reconnaissance (144), General Purpose/Cargo (63) Medium Range Anti-Tank (48), Air Defence Vehicle with Stinger (18), Forward Observer (45), Mortar Carrier (39), Tactical Air Control and Target Designation (8). | |
| Boxer | |
Armoured fighting vehicle | 200 |  |
Currently being delivered in 6 versions: 36 Command, 52 Ambulance, 80 Engineering, 12 Repair, 12 cargo and 8 Driver training vehicles. The last vehicle was delivered at the 17th of June 2018. . | |
| Bushmaster |  |
Mine-resistant ambush protected | 75 |  |
10 have been lost in Uruzgan and Kunduz provinces during the Afghanistan deployment. 20 more were ordered and added to the fleet in 2015. 48 Bushmasters will be converted: 12 to Command vehicles, 12 to Repair vehicles, 12 to Cargo vehicles, 12 to Electronic Warfare vehicles. | |
| Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig[1] | |
Multipurpose wheeled vehicle | 160 |  |
Used by Air Mobile brigade, needs replacement. | |
| VECTOR[2] | |
Air Transportable Tactical Vehicle (ATTV) | 50 |  |
Used by Korps Commandotroepen (Dutch Special Forces). | |
| Fuchs 1 | |
Armoured personnel carrier | 20 |  |
20 NBC Reconnaissance and EOV (Electronic warfare).the EOV version will be replaced by the bushmaster and the NBC by an unknown vehicle. | |
| Büffel | |
Armoured recovery vehicle | 18 |  |
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| Bergepanzer 2 | |
Armoured recovery vehicle | 20 |  |
Of the original 22, 2 were sold to Estonia in 2014 | |
| Leguan bridge layer | |
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | 4 |  |
replaced with 14 Biber Armoured vehicle-launched bridge layers, until 10 new PSB2 bridge layers are taken into service | |
| Pionierpanzer 3 | |
Armoured engineering vehicle | 10 |  |
replaced 14 Pionierpanzer 2 tanks | |
Non Armoured Vehicles
- 2,400 DAF Trucks, various versions with Broshuis trailers, Dennison trailers and Masana trailers
- 596 Scania PLS Trucks, various versions
- 5,000 MB 290GD Wolf, 4WD car, various versions
- 1,138 Volkswagen Amarok, Pick-up, various versions to replace some of the MB 290GD Wolf
- 88 Mercedes-Benz 280G CDI, various versions
- 120 Suzuki King Quad 750 AXI 4x4 Quad for Korps Commandotroepen
- 6 BOZENA-4 Mini Mine Clearing System
- 2 Scanjack 3500
- 104 KTM LC4 Motorbike
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- 9 Boeing-Insitu X-200 ScanEagle
- 25 RQ-11B Raven systems
Air defense systems
| Name | Origin | Type | Number | Photo | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti Air Units | ||||||
| FIM-92 Stinger |  |
Man-portable surface-to-air missile | 500 |  |
Operated across various army units | |
| Fennek | |
FIM-92 Stinger weapon platform | 18 |  |
Operated by 13th Air Defence Battery | |
| NASAMS II |  |
Surface-to-air missile system | 2 batteries (2x3 launchers) |  |
Operated by 13th Air Defence Battery [3] | |
| MIM-104 Patriot | |
Long range surface-to-air missile | 3+1 batteries (4x6 launchers) |  |
Patriot PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles, operated by 802 Squadron. 3 Batteries in operational readiness, equipment available for a fourth battery. [4] | |
Infantry weapons and small arms
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handguns | ||||||
| Glock 17 and Glock 18 |  |  | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | The Glock 17 is the standard service pistol for regular troops. The Glock 18 is a selective fire version with a detachable stock for the Dutch Special Forces. | |
| Submachine guns | ||||||
| Heckler & Koch MP5 |  | %3B_Flag_of_Germany_(1990%E2%80%931999).svg.png){kind=small} | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Special Forces. | |
| Carbines | ||||||
| Colt Canada C8NLD |  |  | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Service carbine. Modernized version the C8 variant. | |
| Heckler & Koch HK416 |  | | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | Used by Special Forces. | |
| Rifles | ||||||
| Colt Canada C7NLD |  | | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Service rifle. Modernized version the C7 variant. | |
| Heckler & Koch HK417 |  | | Battle rifle/ Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Scaled up version of the HK416 carbine firing a more powerful cartridge. Usually with a scope. | |
| Machine guns | ||||||
| FN Minimi |  | .svg.png){kind=small} | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | ||
| FN MAG |  | | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard general-purpose machine gun. | |
| M2HB-QCB |  | | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun. | |
| Sniper rifles | ||||||
| Accuracy International AWM |  |  | Sniper Rifle | .338 Lapua Magnum | ||
| Barrett M82A1 |  | | Anti-material rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | ||
| Shotguns | ||||||
| Mossberg M590A1 |  | | Shotgun | 12 gauge | ||
| Grenades & Grenade launchers | ||||||
| NR 20 C-1 | | Hand grenade | Developed by Eurometaal specifically for the Dutch Army in the 1990s. | |||
| Heckler & Koch UGL |  | | Grenade launcher | 40×46mm | Mounted under C7 rifles and C8 carbines. | |
| Heckler & Koch AGW |  | | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×53mm | ||
| Anti-tank weapons | ||||||
| M72A2 LAW |  | | Anti-tank rocket launcher | 66mm | Today only used by the Korps Commandotroepen (KCT) Special Forces due to the low weight and compact handling of the weapon.
Used to great effect against improvised armored vehicles and fighting positions during the Dutch presence in Afghanistan (ISAF). | |
| Panzerfaust 3 |  | | Rocket Propelled Grenade | 60mm | Equipped with ''Dynarange'' system, allows targets to be engaged during all weather conditions, speed and day/night conditions at
a maximum range of 900 meters. Can also be used to target hovering helicopters. | |
| EUROSPIKE |  |  | Anti-tank Missile | 152mm | Called the ''Gill'' in Dutch Service. A total 2,400 Spike-MR missiles and 297 launchers were ordered and are also equipped on Fennek and LSV-vehicles. | |
| Mortars | ||||||
| MO-60-CA & MO-60-C |  | Mortar | 60mm | These mortars are of French origin produced by Hotchkiss-Brandt in the late 1970's. They have since been upgraded to the current
TDA MO-60-CM (Commando's Mortar) and MO-60-CA (trigger-fire). | ||
| L16A2 |  | | Mortar | 81mm | Total of 128. To be replaced by 122 new 81mm mortars. | |
| MO-120-HB |  | | Mortar | 120mm | Produced by the Hotchkiss-Brandt (HB) for the Dutch Army. | |
References
- ↑ Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig defensie.nl. Retrieved 2013-08-08
- ↑ Nieuwe commandojeep op de pijnbank defensie.nl. Retrieved 2014-18-12
- ↑ https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/materieel/bewapening/army-ground-based-air-defence-system-agbads
- ↑ https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/materieel/bewapening/patriot-luchtverdedigingssysteem
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