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NLNetherlands — military equipment

Every type on record for Netherlands, by branch and category. Click a type for its description, unit price and other operators, or open the formation on the interactive map.

167equipment types
36categories
44,245active personnel
8,510reserve
$28.9 bnmilitary budget 2025

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Land

Main Battle Tanks · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Leopard 2A6MA2Royal Netherlands Army18≈ $6,200,000

Infantry Fighting Vehicles · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
CV9035NLRoyal Netherlands Army149≈ $4,200,000

Armored Personnel Carriers · 5

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Various Boxer variants
Various Boxer 8x8 variants in Dutch service (troop transport, command, ambulance, recon, etc.).		Royal Netherlands Army200 (+38 ordered)
YPR-765Royal Netherlands Army · Royal Netherlands Marechaussee109
Bv 206SNetherlands Marine Corps96
BvS10Netherlands Marine Corps74
TPz Fuchs
9 EW vehicles + 6 NBC-recon vehicles + 1 driver-training vehicle = 16 total.		Royal Netherlands Army16≈ $6,406,250

Reconnaissance Vehicles · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
FennekRoyal Netherlands Army345≈ $1,728,000

Infantry Mobility Vehicles · 2

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Defenture VECTOR
Royal Netherlands Army: Special operations vehicle.		Royal Netherlands Army · Netherlands Marine Corps150
BushmasterRoyal Netherlands Army · Netherlands Marine Corps122≈ $1,641,500

Self-Propelled Artillery · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
PzH 2000Royal Netherlands Army49

Towed Artillery · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Ordnance QF 25-pounder
Ceremonial/saluting-battery piece (WWII-era).		Royal Netherlands Army8

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
PULS
20 PULS ordered in 2023 (first unit arrived Feb 2024); 4 delivered so far, 16 remain on order.		Royal Netherlands Army4 (+16 ordered)≈ $15,250,000

Surface-to-Air Missile Systems · 3

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
MIM-104 PatriotRoyal Netherlands Army24≈ $1,090,000,000
Fennek Stinger
Fennek chassis fitted as a SHORAD launcher for FIM-92 Stinger.		Royal Netherlands Army18
NASAMS IIRoyal Netherlands Army6

Man-Portable Air Defense Systems · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
FIM-92 StingerRoyal Netherlands Army—$38,000

Radar Systems · 3

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
TRML-3DRoyal Netherlands Army5
Thales GM 200 MM/CRoyal Netherlands Army1 (+15 ordered)
AN/MPQ-64 SentinelRoyal Netherlands Army—

Communications, Command & Control Systems · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
DAF 75
Mobile Administration Center and Mobile Surveillance Security.		Royal Netherlands Marechaussee15

Engineering & Recovery Vehicles · 18

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
DAF YBZ-3300
Recovery truck.		Royal Netherlands Army90
Caterpillar 930M
Wheel loader.		Royal Netherlands Army43
Leopard 2 Bergepanzer 3 "Büffel"
Armoured recovery vehicle.		Royal Netherlands Army25
MLC-70 Wegenmatsysteem
Trackway-laying system.		Royal Netherlands Army10
AEV 3 Kodiak
Armoured engineering vehicle.		Royal Netherlands Army10≈ $5,740,000
Leopard 1 Panzerschnellbrücke "Biber"
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge.		Royal Netherlands Army8
Leopard 2 Panzerschnellbrücke "Leguan"
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge.		Royal Netherlands Army8
Caterpillar D6T
Bulldozer.		Royal Netherlands Army8
Liebherr LTM 1055-3.2
Mobile crane.		Royal Netherlands Army8
Liebherr G-LTM 1090-4.2
Mobile crane.		Royal Netherlands Army8
Volvo EC220DL
Crawler excavator.		Royal Netherlands Army7
DAF XM 375
Recovery truck.		Royal Netherlands Army5
Leguan Bridge Layer
Truck-mounted bridge layer.		Royal Netherlands Army4
Leopard 1 BARV
Beach armoured recovery vehicle.		Netherlands Marine Corps4
Werklust WG18E
Wheel loader.		Royal Netherlands Army—
JCB 4CX-M
Excavator/loader combination.		Royal Netherlands Army—
Mercedes-Benz Actros
Fire truck.		Royal Netherlands Army—
E-One Titan
Crash tender.		Royal Netherlands Army—

CBRN Defense Systems · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
NBC Decontamination SystemRoyal Netherlands Army—

Light Utility Vehicles · 23

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Volkswagen AmarokRoyal Netherlands Army · Netherlands Marine Corps · Royal Netherlands Marechaussee1,831
Mercedes-Benz 290GD WolfRoyal Netherlands Army1,700
Land Rover Defender 110XDNetherlands Marine Corps140
Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig
Airmobile special vehicle (ATV).		Royal Netherlands Army135
Mercedes-Benz G280 CDI
Multipurpose wheeled vehicle.		Royal Netherlands Army128
KTM LC4Royal Netherlands Army104
KTM 350 EXC-FRoyal Netherlands Army89
DMV Anaconda 4x4Netherlands Marine Corps60
Mercedes-Benz VitoRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee54
Suzuki King Quad 750 AXI 4x4Royal Netherlands Army48
Toyota Land CruiserRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
Mercedes-Benz G-ClassRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
Volkswagen TransporterRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
Mercedes-Benz SprinterRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
Volkswagen GolfRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
Opel Astra TourerRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
Seat AtecaRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
Mercedes-Benz B-ClassRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
BMW X1Royal Netherlands Marechaussee—
Nissan NavaraRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
Yamaha FJR1300ARoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
BMW K1600GTRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—
KTM EnduroRoyal Netherlands Marechaussee—

Logistics & Transport Vehicles · 16

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
DAF YA 4440/4442Royal Netherlands Army2,800
Scania PLSRoyal Netherlands Army555
Iveco Medium Tactical VehicleRoyal Netherlands Army250 (+935 ordered)
DAF YA-2300Royal Netherlands Army200
DAF XF semi-trailer truckRoyal Netherlands Army104
DAF YT-2300Royal Netherlands Army40
DAF CFRoyal Netherlands Army17
Iveco Stralis 4x2 and 6x2Royal Netherlands Army14
Volvo FHRoyal Netherlands Army10
Mobile drinking water installationRoyal Netherlands Army—
Scania XT "Gryphus" 4x4Royal Netherlands Army—
Scania XT "Gryphus" 6x6Royal Netherlands Army—
Scania XT "Gryphus" 8x8Royal Netherlands Army—
Scania XT "Gryphus" 6x6 semi-truck
Semi-truck configuration.		Royal Netherlands Army—
DAF YAM 4442Netherlands Marine Corps—
Scania R-seriesNetherlands Marine Corps—

Unmanned Ground Vehicles · 5

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Milrem THeMISRoyal Netherlands Army6
Rheinmetall Mission MasterRoyal Netherlands Army1
Telerob tEODor
EOD robot.		Royal Netherlands Army—
Telemax
EOD robot.		Royal Netherlands Army—
Dragon Runner
EOD robot.		Royal Netherlands Army—

Reserve

Reserve · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
FH70
Towed 155mm howitzer, all examples in storage.		Royal Netherlands Army15 (in storage)

Air

Fighter Aircraft · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
F-35 Lightning II
57 total (52 in service + 5 more ordered) per current RNLASF inventory table.		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force52 (+5 ordered)≈ $92,000,000

Maritime Patrol Aircraft · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Dash 8Netherlands Coastguard2

Aerial Refueling Tankers · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Airbus A330 MRTT
Multinational MRTT fleet (MMF) pooled count now 10 in service, 2 more on order.		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force10 (+2 ordered)≈ $288,000,000

Transport Aircraft · 2

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
C-130 HerculesRoyal Netherlands Air and Space Force4
Gulfstream G650Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force1

Trainer Aircraft · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Pilatus PC-7Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force13≈ $7,230,000

Attack Helicopters · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
AH-64 ApacheRoyal Netherlands Air and Space Force28

Transport Helicopters · 3

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Boeing CH-47 ChinookRoyal Netherlands Air and Space Force20≈ $42,000,000
NHIndustries NH90
3 more NH90 NFH on order in addition to the 19 currently in service.		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force19
AS532 Cougar
Eurocopter AS532.		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force12

Utility & Special-Mission Helicopters · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Leonardo AW189
SAR/coastguard helicopter.		Netherlands Coastguard2

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles · 8

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
RQ-11B Raven
AeroVironment RQ-11B DDL Raven.		Royal Netherlands Army70
Black Hornet NanoRoyal Netherlands Army48
AeroVironment Wasp III
AeroVironment Wasp III.		Royal Netherlands Army18
RQ-21 BlackjackRoyal Netherlands Army15≈ $8,800,000
RQ-20 PumaRoyal Netherlands Army12
Boeing Insitu ScanEagleRoyal Netherlands Army12
MQ-9 Reaper
All 8 MQ-9A Block 5 now delivered/in service; order completed.		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force8$34,000,000
AirboxerNetherlands Marine Corps—

Sea

Submarines · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Walrus classRoyal Netherlands Navy3≈ $245,000,000

Frigates · 2

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
De Zeven Provinciën class
Air-defence and command frigate.		Royal Netherlands Navy4≈ $513,000,000
Karel Doorman class
HNLMS Van Amstel and Van Speijk remain in RNLN service (older M-class/Karel Doorman-class hulls); the other 6 of the original 8 were sold to		Royal Netherlands Navy2≈ $113,400,000

Patrol Vessels · 10

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Various RHIB boats
RHIBs of various lengths for various purposes.		Royal Netherlands Marechaussee11
Holland classRoyal Netherlands Navy4≈ $126,300,000
Damen StanPatrol 2005Royal Netherlands Navy3
Noorderhaaks classRoyal Netherlands Navy2
Boomeranger 1380Royal Netherlands Marechaussee2
Barend BiesheuvelNetherlands Coastguard1
VisarendNetherlands Coastguard1
ZeearendNetherlands Coastguard1
P42Netherlands Coastguard1
Galatea
Temporarily leased from Damen in 2025; will serve until the new Multifunctional Support Ships enter service in 2027.		Royal Netherlands Navy1

Landing Ships · 1

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Rotterdam classRoyal Netherlands Navy2

Landing Craft · 5

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
FRISC CraftRoyal Netherlands Navy48
RHIBRoyal Netherlands Navy24
(NL)LCVP Mk.VRoyal Netherlands Navy12
(NL)LCU Mk.IIRoyal Netherlands Navy4
(NL)LCU Mk.IIIRoyal Netherlands Navy1

Mine Warfare Vessels · 3

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Tripartite class
3 of the original 15-ship class (Dutch designation Alkmaar class) remain; the last 3 are scheduled to transfer to Bulgaria in 2027-2028 as n		Royal Netherlands Navy3
Zr.Ms. WillemstadNetherlands Coastguard1
Vlissingen class
rMCM programme (Belgian-Dutch); Netherlands received its first vessel in 2026 (thedefensepost.com); moved from Future Equipment.		Royal Netherlands Navy1 (+5 ordered)

Support Ships · 26

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Schelde classRoyal Netherlands Navy5
Cerberus classRoyal Netherlands Navy4
Noordzee classRoyal Netherlands Navy3
Snellius classRoyal Netherlands Navy2
Breezand classRoyal Netherlands Navy2
Karel Doorman
Joint logistic support ship.		Royal Netherlands Navy1≈ $480,000,000
Soemba classRoyal Netherlands Navy1
HNLMS HydrograafRoyal Netherlands Navy1
PelikaanRoyal Netherlands Navy1
MercuurRoyal Netherlands Navy1
Van KinsbergenRoyal Netherlands Navy1
UraniaRoyal Netherlands Navy1
Linge classRoyal Netherlands Navy1
Bolder classRoyal Netherlands Navy1
Ievoli AmaranthNetherlands Coastguard1
George DijkstraNetherlands Coastguard1
Jeanine ParquiNetherlands Coastguard1
Koen ObermanNetherlands Coastguard1
Jan van EngelenburgNetherlands Coastguard1
KBW1910Netherlands Coastguard1
GuardianNetherlands Coastguard1
TerschellingNetherlands Coastguard1
Frans NaereboutNetherlands Coastguard1
ZirfeaNetherlands Coastguard1
ArcaNetherlands Coastguard1
HNLMS Den Helder
Replenishment oiler / combat support ship, commissioned October 2025 (zona-militar.com); moved from Future Equipment.		Royal Netherlands Navy1≈ $434,160,000

Space

Military Satellites · 2

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Brik-IIRoyal Netherlands Air and Space Force1
ICEYE SAR
High-resolution synthetic-aperture radar imaging micro-satellite, separate from the existing Brik-II satellite.		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force1 (+3 ordered)

Future Equipments

Future Equipments · 13

TypeBranchQuantityUnit price
Rheinmetall Caracal
Joint German-Dutch light airmobile vehicle; entry into service expected from 2025 (Wikipedia), none yet confirmed delivered.		Royal Netherlands Army504 ordered≈ $623,000
Mercedes-Benz G300 CDI AASLT
Air Assault variant for 11th Airmobile Brigade.		Royal Netherlands Army515 ordered
Defenture MDQ
All-terrain vehicle.		Royal Netherlands Army274 ordered
Embraer C-390 Millennium
Joint order with Austria; first delivery delayed to 2027 (Breaking Defense/Embraer).		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force5 ordered≈ $86,400,000
Airbus H225M Caracal
Special-operations transport helicopter; order reduced from an initially planned 14 to 12 (2024).		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force12 ordered
Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate
Joint Belgian-Dutch ASWF program; first delivery delayed to 2033 (2026 reporting).		Royal Netherlands Navy2 planned
LAC
New Littoral Assault Craft.		Netherlands Marine Corps12 planned
LCM
New Littoral Craft Mobility.		Netherlands Marine Corps8 planned
Pilatus PC-7 MKX
New-generation trainer ordered to replace the existing PC-7 fleet.		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force8 ordered
Saab GlobalEye
AEW&C/SIGINT aircraft (Global 6000); to be pooled and operated jointly with the Swedish Air Force.		Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force1 ordered≈ $509,000,000
Leopard 2A8
New MBT order placed Sept 2024; reported delivery window 2028-2031; will supplement/replace the leased Leopard 2A6MA2 fleet.		Royal Netherlands Army46 ordered (+6 option)≈ $31,320,000
CV90 Mjolner
120mm mortar carrier converted from the 20 CV9035 chassis not selected for the MkIIIC modernisation.		Royal Netherlands Army15 ordered
Orka class
Walrus-class submarine replacement; Naval Group (France) selected March 2024 as builder for this Netherlands-only program (not Belgian-Dutch		Royal Netherlands Navy4 ordered≈ $1,512,000,000