Netherlands
The Netherlands
Capital: Amsterdam and The Hague
NATO member nation
2010- Venezuela states that military aircraft from the Netherlands repeatedly violated Venezuelan airspace and also states that the Dutch allow U.S. aircraft to use the Dutch Caribbean colonies to do the same.
Foreign territories held by The Netherlands:
Aruba in the Carribean. 1 marine infantry stationed on Aruba and Curacao?
Curacao in the Carribean
Bonaire in the Carribean
Sint Maarten in the Carribean
Saba in the Carribean
St. Eustatius in the Carribean
Believed to have around 22 U.S B-61 nuclear bombs stored at Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands. The B61 bomb can be used on Dutch F-16 aircraft.
Believed to have around 22 U.S B-61 nuclear bombs stored at Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands. The B61 bomb can be used on Dutch F-16 aircraft.
47,660 active duty military personnel
32,000 reserve personnel
32,000 reserve personnel
Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)
11,000 personnel
F-35A stealth fighter aircraft (2)
F-16 fighter jets (67)
F-16 fighter jets (67)
PC-7 trainer aircraft (13)
C-130 transport aircraft (4)
Fokker 50 utility aircraft (27)
Dornier 228 used for coastal patrol (2)
KDC-10 used for aerial refueling and transport (3)
AH-64 Apache attack helicopters (29)
Lynx helicopters (21)
BO-105 helicopters used for attack and reconnaissance
Alouette III helicopters (4)
Eurocopter Cougar (Super Puma) transport helicopters (8)
CH-47 Chinook helicopters (17)
NH-90 helicopters to be used on frigates (20)
P-3C Orion aircraft used for Reconnaissance and Anti-Submarine Warfare
MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missiles
FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
EMT Aladin (20)
RQ-11 Raven (72)
Scan Eagle (6)
SAGEM Sperwer (Retired from service)
Royal Netherlands Navy
Frigates (12)
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Submarines (4)
Mine Warfare Vessels (10)
Rotterdam Class Landing Platforms (LPD)x2
Capable of carrying 32 Main Battle Tanks or 90 Armored Personnel Carriers and 611 marines.
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Capable of carrying 32 Main Battle Tanks or 90 Armored Personnel Carriers and 611 marines.
Landing Craft (17)
Survey vessels (2)
Harpoon anti-ship missiles
Naval Aviation
NH-90 helicopters
Westland Lynx helicopters
Korps Mariniers
Marines
2,800 personnel
Black beret with red patch and anchor symbol
Patria XA-188 GVV
BVS10
Beach Armored Recovery Vehicles (BARV) with Leopard 1 chassis
BV206
Land Rover Defender
60mm mortars
Spike anti-tank guided missiles
Panzerfaust 3
Barrett .50 sniper rifles
M2HB .50 cal machine guns
FN MAG machine guns
C7 assault rifles
C8 carbines
HK 416
Shotguns
Glock 17 pistols
Bushmaster vehicles
Land Rovers
Marine Snipers
32 INFCIE unit stationed in Aruba
31 INFCIE formerly stationed in Curacao until 2009.
Special Operations unit
Diver Propulsion Devices (DPD)-8
Coast Guard
10 Patrol boats and 3 cutters patrol the Dutch controlled Caribbean.
Royal Netherlands Army (Koninklijke Landmacht)
About 31,000
CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (192)
Fennek armored vehicles (410)
Boxer armored vehicles (200)
Fuchs armored vehicles (22)
Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicles (86. Ten have been destroyed in the Afghanistan conflict)
Airmobile Light Support Vehicles (208)
Bpz3 Buffel (Buffalo) Armored Recovery Vehicles on Leopard 2 chassis (25)
Panzerschnellbrucke 2 (PSB2) bridge laying vehicle on a Leopard 2 chassis (10)
Armored Recovery vehicles on Leopard 1 chassis (22)
Engineering vehicles on Leopard 1 chassis (14)
Biber bridge laying vehicles on Leopard 1 chassis (14)
Suzuki King Quad 750 4x4 used by Commandotroepen
Mercedes Benz G-Class G-Wagen utility vehicles 462 290GD
Armored units with Leopard 2 tanks disbanded
Leopard 2 tanks retired from service.
AIFV (YPR-765) infantry fighting vehicles have been retired from service.
PzH2000 Self Propelled Howitzers (57)
The M270 MLRS multiple rocket launchers are no longer in Dutch service. Sold to the Finnish Army.
SPIKE anti-tank guided missiles
Panzerfaust 3 anti-tank rocket launchers
MO-120-RT 120mm mortars
L16A2 81mm mortars
Small Arms
HK GMG 40mm automatic grenade launchers
HK AG36 40mm grenade launchers
M2HB .50 cal machine guns
FN MAG machine guns
FN Minimi machine guns
Steyr SSG 69 sniper rifles
M82A1 .50 cal sniper rifles
HK 417 7.62 marksman rifles
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare sniper rifles
C7 assault rifles
C8 carbines
FN P90 sub-machine guns
HK MP5 sub-machine guns
Glock 17 pistols
NASAMS II surface-to-air missile system
FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles
Gepard self propelled anti-aircraft guns were retired from service.
Gepard self propelled anti-aircraft guns were retired from service.
2 Air Assault Infantry Regiments
11th Air Mobile Brigade (11 LMB)
12th
11th Air Mobile Brigade (11 LMB)
12th
Dutch Special Forces
Korps Commando Troepen (KCT)
Green Berets
Green Berets
Special Protection Assignments Brigade (BSB)
Military Police Service (KMOO)
Army Reserve (Korps Nationale Reserve)
Royal Dutch Constabulary (Royal Marechaussee)
AIFV (YPR-765) with FN MAG
Mercedes Benz G-Class utility vehicles
Mercedes 208
Toyota HiLux
Opel Astra
Motorbikes
Toyota HiLux
Opel Astra
Motorbikes
C7
C8
Glock 17 9mm pistols
Glock 26 9mm pistols
HK 416 5.56x45mm assault rifle
HK MP5
FN 303 riot gun
Intelligence
Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (AIVD)
Dutch Companies
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)- Joint Anglo-Dutch corporation
Damen Shipyards
Dutch Companies
Shell (Royal Dutch Shell)- Joint Anglo-Dutch corporation
Damen Shipyards
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Dutch Colonies in the Caribbean
The “Netherlands Antilles”
Consisting of three main islands. Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao (ABC) and three smaller islands Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (SSS)
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba were given municipality status, supposedly making them part of the Netherlands, much like France calls its colonies Departments, supposedly making them part of France.
July 2010- The government of Venezuela states that Dutch military aircraft entered Venezuelan airspace and also states that the Dutch allow U.S military aircraft to operate from Dutch Caribbean colonies in order to violate Venezuelan airspace. Venezuela also states that the Dutch may plan on using the colonies as a launching area for operations against Venezuela along with the U.S. from Colombia and bases in the Dutch colonies. 3 incursions were recorded of Dutch aircraft flying in from Aruba and Curacao.
Police Corps Caribbean Netherlands (KPCN)
Special Task Group- SWAT like unit belonging to the KPCN
10 Dutch patrol boats and 3 cutters patrol the Dutch controlled Caribbean.
Over 500 personnel and marines
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard
Separate organization from the Dutch naval forces.
Antillean Militia- Part of the Antillean National Service
Suffisant naval barracks in Curacao
32nd Company of the Marine Corps stationed on Aruba
Aruba
(Still under occupation by the Netherlands)
(Still under occupation by the Netherlands)
The smallest of the three main islands.
Oranjestad (Orange City)
Queen Beatrix Airport
Aruba Police Force (Korps Politie Aruba or KPA)
Bonaire
(Still under occupation by the Netherlands)
(Still under occupation by the Netherlands)
Kralendijk
Flamingo Airport
Curacao
(Still under occupation by the Netherlands)
Willemstad
Curacao International Airport
Christoffel National Park
St. Christoffelberg (Mountain)
Fort Amsterdam
Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge
Queen Juliana Bridge
Hato caves
Saba
(Still under occupation by the Netherlands)
Jauncho Yrausquin Airport?
Sint Maarten
(Still under occupation by the Netherlands)
This island is divided between France and the Netherlands. The French control the northern half, called St. Martin, while the Dutch control the southern half, Sint Maarten.
City of Phillpsburg
St. Eustatius
(Still under occupation by the Netherlands)
Also known as Statia
About 240 km east of Puerto Rico
Franklin D. Roosevelt Airport
Oranjestad (Orange City)