Netherlands

The Dutch Navy plans to operate Destinus counter-uncrewed air system (C-UAS) munitions, with the aim of wrapping up a concept development phase within a year.

GKN Aerospace has successfully run what may be Sweden’s first clean-sheet jet engine in more than 70 years, in a development spanning nine months.

Dutch weapons developer Destinus has teamed up with Danish firms Cubedin and Odense Maritime Technology to develop a naval version of Destinus’ Hornet anti-drone interceptor.

Belgium plans to place orders for systems that will form an air defense umbrella, which the country is calling Blue Dome.

The Dutch government has issued a defense planning document to lay out in broad terms how the pledge to spend more on defense will translate into greater military capability.

Dutch startup Conscious Aerospace believes retrofitting existing regional aircraft offers the most practical path to bringing hydrogen-electric propulsion into commercial service.

Munitions assisted by Shield AI’s Hivemind software strike targets at a rate of 75% or higher in real conflicts, company President Ryan Tseng tells Aviation Week.

AeroDelft, a student-run foundation at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, has begun taxi tests of a gaseous hydrogen-fueled light aircraft.

The European Union is projecting a more than doubling of the global Earth observation data and services market by 2034.

The Netherlands is seeking another tactical weapon to expand the armament options for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Fleet.

The Dutch military explores penetrating ISR and satellite upgrades to enhance intelligence capabilities and address vulnerabilities in space systems.

China’s Shaphargroup has selected Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process technology for a planned facility to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Rotterdam.

Rheinmetall is further deepening its push into the missile sector through an agreement with Dutch defense technology company Destinus.

NATO’s Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) has declared full operational capability, fewer than six years since the first aircraft was delivered.

The Netherlands defense ministry is expanding its interest in U.S. Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiatives.

The Dutch Council of State has overturned a flight cap imposed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, saying the government did not properly draft the decree.

The Netherlands will send F-35s to Japan for exercises, marking the first time the country’s air force will have deployed combat aircraft there.

A global team of researchers has demonstrated that active twisting of helicopter main rotor blades could help reduce noise and vibration levels.

An auxiliary battery caught fire inside the cabin of an Air France-operated Airbus A220 on June 12, 2025, Dutch air accident investigation bureau DSB says.

Finland says it plans to make its synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation available to others, with Poland and the Netherlands as its first partners.

The Netherlands has become the latest NH90 operator to top-up its orders for the European military utility helicopter.

Fokker Next Gen has closed its legal entity in Latvia to focus its main activities in the Netherlands, according to LIAA.

The Netherlands is looking to add up to $4 billion to its counter-drone investment plan in response to a number of sightings of unidentified UAS in Europe.

The Sun is not the only star to experience solar flares, researchers says after observing the first such coronal mass ejection from a star 130 light years away.

Raytheon is exploring whether the Netherlands could produce its Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (Amraam); Dutch F-16s go to Romania.