The Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) (, COMMIT), formerly known as the Dutch Defence Materiel Organization (DMO), is a Dutch

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that reports to the

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. The agency is responsible for the supply of

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for the

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. It is located in

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. In April 2023 a name change for the organization was announced. It changed from ''Defence Materiel Organization'' to ''Materiel and IT Command''.

Organization

Defensie Munitiebedrijf

Defensie Munitiebedrijf (DMunB) is part of COMMIT and counts around 100 employees. It has the largest munitions complex of Western Europe. DMunB is responsible for delivering munitions to the armed forces that can be used during operations and exercises.

Maritime Systems Division

The Maritime Systems Division (Dutch: Afdeling Maritieme Systemen; AMS) is the maritime engineering office of the Dutch Ministry of Defence. It focuses on designing, developing, integrating and procuring new systems for the

Royal Netherlands Navy The Royal Netherlands Navy (, ) is the Navy, maritime service branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It traces its history to 8 January 1488, making it the List of navies, third-oldest navy in the world. During the 17th and early 18th centurie ...

Commanders since 2005

Jan Willem Hartman was the first to be given the title of commander, previously, the agency head was called the director. *2005 - December 2006: Dirk van Dord *December 2006 - October 2014: Lex Hendrichs *October 2014 - December 2015: vice-admiral Matthieu Borsboom *December 2015 – September 2023: vice-admiral

Arie Jan de Waard Arie is a masculine given name. As a Dutch name, Arie *Arie Altman (Plant Biology and AgBiotech) (born 1937), Israeli Professor of Agriculture * (1903–1982), Dutch composer *Arie van Beek (born 1951), Dutch music teacher and conductor *Arie Bies ...

*September 2023 – Present: vice-admiral Jan Willem Hartman

Major Procurement Projects

COMMIT manages a variety of defense

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projects. Examples of past, present and future projects include:

Army

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rocket artillery Rocket artillery is artillery that uses rockets as the projectile. The use of rocket artillery dates back to medieval China where devices such as fire arrows were used (albeit mostly as a psychological weapon). Fire arrows were also used in mult ...

Air Force

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Navy

* Combat Support Ship * ''Karel Doorman''-class replacement program * ''Vlissingen''-class mine countermeasures vessel * ''Walrus''-class replacement program

References

External links

Defence procurement in Dutch
{{Defence Materiel Procurement Agencies 2005 establishments in the Netherlands Government agencies established in 2005 Government agencies of the Netherlands Military acquisition Military planning