Tag: RNLN
‘RIMPAC’ naval presence underlines Indo-Pacific/Euro-Atlantic strategic linkage
The US Navy’s (USN’s) major biennial ‘Rim of the Pacific’ (‘RIMPAC’) exercise got underway off Hawaii on 27 June, with the exercise’s routine multinational...
Managing Maritime Combat – At Speed
The speed of warfare and the proliferation of multi-domain threats has increased the pressure on naval combat management system develpment
Hypersonic and ballistic missiles, unmanned...
Striking Back
Raytheon’s Tomahawk cruise missile Block development provides new challenges to Kongsberg’s increasingly popular Naval Strike Missile.
For a long time in the post-Cold War world,...
DSEI 2023: Dutch De Zeven Provincien mid-life upgrade delivers BMD effect
Mid-life upgrade (MLU) work being conducted onboard the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN’s) four De Zeven Provincien-class air-defence and littoral command frigates has delivered a...
Saab proposes expeditionary design to meet Dutch replacement submarine competition requirements
Swedish shipbuilder Saab has submitted its submarine design proposal for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN’s) next-generation submarines.
The RNLN is conducting a procurement competition to...
Netherlands returns to Tomahawk procurement
The Netherlands plans to procure Raytheon’s Tomahawk sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM) from the US Navy (USN), the Dutch defence ministry (MoD) has announced.
The plans...
Dutch reveal dates for BEL/NL frigate deliveries
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed the delivery dates for the four new surface ships being procured under the collaborative Belgium/Netherlands anti-submarine...
Navies Consider Response to Seabed Warfare Risk
The emergence of seabed warfare as a strategic, political, and operational risk for Western countries is prompting navies to consider capability requirements, and the...
Shipbuilding With VR, AR and Digital Twinning
Damen develops simulation training products to add value in ship concept, design, build, and support.
Navies are seeking to introduce new ships more quickly and...
Stealthy Sub-Surface Data Gatherers
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) submarine service chief Captain Herman de Groot discusses the changing underwater operating environment and how the RNLN’s upgraded Walrus-class...
