The Politics and DV Engineering working group analyses current political developments in the defence sector. It provides independent facts and interpretation from engineers' technological knowledge and experience.

The working group has formulated questions and comments on the below 15 DMP-A documents published in May 2018.
You can find the comments via this link.

Topic

Room document

MinDef ref

Date

Apache Remanufacture

27830-209

BS2018002916

1 May 2018

Replacement CBRN Detection, Identification and Monitoring

27830-211

BS2018002915

1 May 2018

Acquisition Combat Support Ship

27830-212

BS2018002905

3 May 2018

Midlife Update Fennek

27830-214

BS2018002910

3 May 2018

Replacement Maritime Surface-to-Surface Missile

27830-216

BS2018002897

3 May 2018

Replacement 127 mm cannon Air Defence and Command Frigates

27830-218

BS2018002899

3 May 2018

Replacement Close-In Weapon System

27830-220

BS2018002906

3 May 2018

Midlife Update Zr.Ms. Johan de Witt

27830-221

BS2018002908

3 May 2018

Midlife Update Hydrographic Recording Vessels

27830-222

BS2018002909

3 May 2018

Life extension instrumented exercise and training capability for ground-based units

27830-223

BS2018002914

3 May 2018

Replacement M frigates

27830-224

BS2018002894

3 May 2018

Replacement mine-fighting capacity

27830-225

BS2018002895

3 May 2018

ESSM Block 2: Acquisition and integration

27830-227

BS2018002901

3 May 2018

Acquisition Softkill Torpedo Defence System

27830-229

BS2018002903

3 May 2018

Disclosure of equipment investment

27830-231

BS2018008556

3 May 2018


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The Hague, 24 May 2018
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