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Defense Fired Sixteen Missiles From Afsluitdijk During a Test

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This week, the Ministry of Defence launched rockets over two days from the Breezanddijk, in the middle of the Afsluitdijk. A total of sixteen rockets were launched, the Ministry of Defence reported in a press release. While the rockets were being fired, traffic was moving on the Afsluitdijk, as can be seen in a photo distributed by the Ministry. A spokesperson told the ANP news agency that the test was barely audible or visible to motorists driv…

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By firing sixteen rockets from the Afsluitdijk, the Ministry of Defence marks the buildup of its own rocket artillery. It is back after twenty years...

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This week, the Ministry of Defence launched rockets over two days from the Breezanddijk, in the middle of the Afsluitdijk. A total of sixteen rockets were launched, the Ministry of Defence reported in a press release. While the rockets were being fired, traffic was moving on the Afsluitdijk, as can be seen in a photo distributed by the Ministry. A spokesperson told the ANP news agency that the test was barely audible or visible to motorists driv…

·Netherlands
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Over the past two days, the Ministry of Defence has fired rockets from the Afsluitdijk. A total of sixteen such artillery rockets were launched from the Breezanddijk, right in the middle of the dike. With these launches, the Ministry of Defence tested four temporary rocket artillery systems.

The Ministry of Defence has been conducting rocket artillery exercises from the Afsluitdijk for the past two days, the department announced in a press release. The rockets were launched from the Breezanddijk, right in the middle of the Afsluitdijk. The test was a success: all sixteen "validation shots" landed in the target area, and the system is operating safely.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands
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SocialWe're not warmongers, but damn, this almost makes you want to. Over the past two days, the Ministry of Defence launched 16 missiles from the Afsluitdijk, just because it can. Big Dick Energy, what are you watching? Gap, to test whether it actually works as intended. Well, it does. The brand-new launch systems work like a charm. Nice gadgets that can launch up to six missiles in a few seconds, with less than a second between them. We won't …

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geenstijl.nl broke the news in on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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