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The Netherlands is preparing to start creating units of UAV operators that integrate into the structure of the armed forces
The Netherlands will be the first NATO country to decide to integrate drones and counter-insurgency into the army in an integrated manner.
The Dutch Army is preparing to create numerous units of drone operators that will be integrated into all other larger army units to provide them with an unmanned component.
The Army is going to add drone and counter-drone units to all combat units. Starting in April, 1,000 to 1,200 people need to be recruited for this, said Chief of Defence Onno Eichelsheim on the television program WNL Op Zondag.
The Dutch land forces will be the first in NATO to incorporate drone and counter-drone units into all combat units. The Ministry of Defense plans to recruit 1,000 to 1,200 specialists starting in April. Armed Forces Commander General Onno Eichelsheim said this is a response to the experience of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Netherlands first in NATO to deploy drones across all combat units
The Dutch military will begin recruiting between 1,000 and 1,200 personnel starting in April to staff newly established drone and counter-drone units that will be integrated into all combat units, the country’s top military commander said.
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