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Furthermore, DSI operators are given a heavy bulletproof vest as well as a lighter plate carrier (model First Spear AAC). Much of the DSI's personal equipment is customised and/or tailor-made for the service's specific needs and requirements. All operators are trained to use night-vision goggles, the DSI fields PVS-31 and GPNVG-18 goggles ...
The tanks are part of the 4th company of the German-Dutch 414 Tank Battalion, which is part of the Dutch 43rd Mechanised Brigade and are leased from Germany. The 18 tanks have been modernised and are equipped with Dutch communications and information systems. These modifications enable digital communications with Dutch units. [45]
On July 1, 2006, a new government organ, Dienst Speciale Interventies (DSI) was founded. [4] This is a joint operations centre for counter-terrorism actions in the Netherlands . Members of the UIM and special police units work together, and form a Unit Interventie , which is a joint task force of Defence and police personnel.
The Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten (BSB) (Special Security Missions Brigade) is the elite police tactical unit of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee. [1] Its missions include counter-terrorism, protection of government and military officials, and targeting organised crime.
The General Intelligence and Security Service (Dutch: Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst [ˈɑlɣəmeːnə ˈʔɪnlɪxtɪŋən ɛn ˈvɛiləxɦɛitsˌdinst,-ŋə ʔɛn-]; AIVD) is the intelligence and security agency of the Netherlands, tasked with domestic, foreign and signals intelligence and protecting national security as well as assisting the Five Eyes in investigating foreign ...
The "Strelets" ("Musketeer"/ Стрельцы) system provides voice and video communication. The system includes a GLONASS navigation module so that a squad leader can see the location of each soldier on his small, book-sized, computer. With this computer, he also can give orders to his squad, and send videos and photos to headquarters.
NATO code OF(D) Student officer OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-1 5th year 4th year 3rd year 2nd year 1st year Royal Netherlands Army Vaandrig/Kornet: Sergeant / Wachtmeester: Korporaal der 1e klasse
The HGK is a Turkish guidance kit used to convert 2000-lb Mark 84 bombs into GPS/INS guided smart bombs. [11] According to a test report conducted by the United States Navy's Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB) established in the wake of the 1967 USS Forrestal fire, the cooking off time for a Mk 84 is about 8 minutes 40 seconds.