14 March, 2025 81mm mortar and mines of the Dutch army. March 2025. Photo credits: Dutch Ministry of Defense
The Dutch Army has received its first batch of new 81mm mortars, the country’s Ministry of Defense announced.
The new systems will replace ou…
12 March, 2025 Tomahawk missile launch from the Dutch Navy frigate HNLMS De Ruyter (F804), March 11, 2025. Photo credits: Dutch Ministry of Defense
The HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) has become the first ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy to launch a Tomahaw…
11 March, 2025 Swiss SIG 550 rifles. Photo credits: KEYSTONE/GAETAN BALLY
Swiss defense companies have lost ground amid European rearmament due to export restrictions and a ban on reselling Swiss weapons to Ukraine.
Representatives of the Swiss arms …
A total of 139,000 square kilometres, or 23% of Ukraine’s territory, remains potentially mined.
Source: Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during a government meeting
Details: The prime minister stated that 84 certified operators are currently eng…
Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company
Details: Mahuchikh cleared 1.99 me…
7 March, 2025 Dutch F-35As during exercises over the Baltic Sea. Source: Dutch Ministry of Defence.
Dutch F-35A fighter jets successfully intercepted and shot down several drones during exercises over the Baltic Sea, according to the Dutch Ministry o…
The Dutch government has commenced discussions on a potential allocation of €3.5 billion to support Ukraine in 2026.
Source: European Pravda, citing Dutch public broadcaster NOS
Details: Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced during a parliamentary…
5 March, 2025 Ukrainian strike drones in the workshop. Ukraine. Photo: Mykhailo Fedorov
The Netherlands has committed to investing €700 million in drone production, with a portion of the funds designated for supporting Ukraine’s defense efforts.
Dutc…
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have discussed a €700 million investment by the Netherlands in drones for Kyiv.
Source: Schoof, citing details of a telephone conversation with Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as re…
4 March, 2025 The American B61-12 nuclear bomb. Illustration: YUKIKAZE Studio
American nuclear weapons may return to the UK for the first time in almost two decades.
According to The Telegraph, images published in the Federation of American Scientist…