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Below follows a summary of the equipment of the Royal Netherlands Army
Armoured vehicles
Name
Origin
Type
Number
Photo
Notes
Armoured combat vehicles
Leopard 2 A7
Germany
Main battle tank
18 (48)
The Dutch army supplies about 100 troops for the German/Dutch 414th Panzer Battalion, which fields the only Dutch tank squadron with 18 tanks.
CV9035NL
Sweden
Infantry fighting vehicle
149
44 were sold to Estonia in 2014 and 40 are in storage. 92 in active service, with 17 for training
PzH 2000
Germany
Self-propelled howitzer
57
18 are in active service, 6 are used for training and 33 more are in combat ready storage
Fennek
Netherlands / Germany
Armoured car
365
365 in active service, 40 more used for spare parts and 5 in museums or destroyed. Versions: Reconnaissance (144), General Purpose/Cargo (63) Medium Range Anti-Tank (48), Air Defence Vehicle with (Stinger (18), Forward Observer (45), Mortar Carrier (39), Tactical Air Control and Target Designation (8).
Boxer
Netherlands / Germany
armoured fighting vehicle
200
Currently being delivered in 6 versions: 36 Command, 52 Ambulance, 80 Engineering, 12 Repair, 12 cargo and 8 Driver training vehicles.
Bushmaster
Australia
Mine-resistant ambush protected
96
10 have been lost in Uruzgan and Kunduz provinces during the Afghanistan deployment. 20 more were ordered and added to the fleet in 2015. 48 Bushmasters will be converted: 12 to Command vehicles, 12 to Repair vehicles, 12 to Cargo vehicles, 12 to Electronic Warfare vehicles.
Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig [1]
Netherlands
Multipurpose wheeled vehicle
160
Used by Air Mobile brigade, needs replacement.
Fuchs 1
Germany
Armoured personnel carrier
6
6 NBC Reconnaissance.
Büffel
Germany
Armoured recovery vehicle
18
Bergepanzer 2
Germany
Armoured recovery vehicle
20
Of the original 22, 2 were sold to Estonia in 2014
Leguan bridge layer
Germany
Armoured vehicle-launched bridge
4
replaced with 14 Biber Armoured vehicle-launched bridge layers, until 10 new PSB2 bridge layers are taken into service
Pionierpanzer 3
Germany
Armoured engineering vehicle
10
replaced 14 Pionierpanzer 2 tanks
Non Armoured Vehicles
8,400 DAF Trucks , various versions with Broshuis trailers, Dennison trailers and Masana trailers
555 Scania PLS Trucks , various versions
5,000 MB 290GD Wolf , 4WD car, various versions
1,667 Volkswagen Amarok , Pick-up, various versions to replace some of the MB 290GD Wolf
128 Mercedes-Benz 280G CDI , various versions
50 Versatile Expeditionary Commando Tactial Off Road (The Vector) , 4WD car
120 Suzuki King Quad 750 AXI 4x4 Quad for Korps Commandotroepen
6 BOZENA-4 Mini Mine Clearing System
2 Scanjack 3500
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Unmanned aerial vehicles :
Air Defence Systems
Infantry Weapons
References
^ [1] Luchtmobiel Speciaal Voertuig defensie.nl. Retrieved 2013-08-08