Defense Wants to Expand: These Are the Intended New Locations

A barracks in Zeewolde, an ammunition storage facility at Staphorst and F35s at Lelystad Airport. Defence wants to expand at almost sixty locations throughout the country. After decades of cutbacks, the government wants to rearm the Netherlands. Political reporter Wouter de Winther talks about it in Nieuws van de dag.

At dozens of locations in the Netherlands, space must be made for defense, the cabinet announced on Friday. This has far-reaching consequences, also for homes and businesses.

New ammunition depots, low-flying areas for helicopters and military barracks. They are all necessary to be able to train well in an increasingly dangerous world, says the Ministry of Defence. Today, the ministry will present the final list of locations where it wants to expand. According to State Secretary Tuinman of Defence, the expansions come at a good time. "It is absolutely necessary, it is becoming increasingly unsafe in Europe. We see th…

The Royal Netherlands Air Force will become a lot more visible and especially audible in the coming years. There will be more low-flying areas and helicopter landing sites in Brabant. In a letter to the House of Representatives, the government warns about the impact of all the expansions. "The demands that defense places on space in the Netherlands can be very drastic in places." This almost certainly applies to the flight plans. "What you get i…