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maandag, 5 februari 2001
defensie reportages

Sinds 1 januari 2001 heeft het Opleidingscentrum Manoeuvre (OCMAN). Dat gehuisvest is op de Bernhardkazerne in Amersfoort een complete metamorfose ondergaan. Niet alleen is de naam verandert in Opleidings- en Trainingscentrum Manoeuvre (OTCMAN). Ook de uitstraling naar buiten toe is aangepast. Maar het meest belangrijke is de gewijzigde taakstelling en de daaruit voortvloeiende ingrijpende reorganisatie in de meest positieve zin – niet saneren maar juist expansie - van het woord. DDP sprak hierover uitgebreid met kolonel A.H. Wolters,...
donderdag, 4 januari 2001
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“Qua Patet Orbis” meaning “As Far As The World Extends”. The end of the Cold War has ushered in a period of widespread uncertainty, rapid change, and turmoil.  The certainty, structure, and stability that the Cold War provided have disappeared.  Instead, the threat has shifted from known enemies to a broader, heterogeneous set of potential competitors and adversaries and a variety of types of conflict, that present new tasks and unique challenges to the Dutch armed forces.  The political map of the world is changing quickly, and...
dinsdag, 2 januari 2001
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The future is here -- everything it targets is history. “Crusader” -- a two-vehicle system consisting of a fully automated 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) and its companion Resupply Vehicle (RSV) -- is currently being developed for the U.S. Army as its next generation Field Artillery System.  When fielded in 2008, Crusader will initially supplement and eventually replace the M109A6 Paladin SPH and the M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV) in the U.S. Army inventory.  Crusader is currently in the...
woensdag, 18 oktober 2000
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KCT tightens its contacts with the International Special Operation Forces community. An exercise like Low Lands has a history.  It’s the result of an idea from several NATO countries that owned Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) units.  They decided during the late Sixties, to organise in turns once every two year an international LRRP exercise, these were for example: in France / Eugenie, Germany / Schinderhannes, Belgium / Pegasus, Denmark / Viking and in the UK / Tristar.  During the Nineties, many of these NATO...
woensdag, 18 oktober 2000
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Since time immemorial, the Netherlands has been a sea-faring nation with a strong dependence on the sea. Traditionally, therefore, the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) sailed throughout the world to safeguard Dutch interests. In the current security situation, the demand for naval assets for deployment in crisis management operations is even greater than ever before. 'Gulf Defence Magazine' offers you a glimpse of what sort of Navy the Netherlands will require and how that translates into specific ships, aircraft and submarines. More than...
maandag, 2 oktober 2000
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Even a young division like the Multinational Division-Central (Airmobile) has a history. It's the result of an idea which both NORTHAG and AFCENT had been fostering for some time: the establishment of a fast moving, light but potent airmobile division, as a flexible reserve, could be used for a multitude of tasks. The changes in the European political structure and the security environment gave this idea even more impetus; as such a combat formation would be ideal for crisis management. On 15th January 1992, the Ministers for Defence...
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