The Dutch Ministry of Defence is investing in radar systems for the North Sea, State Secretary Gijs Tuinman said yesterday (February 12).
The North Sea is strategically important to the Netherlands and its allies, from both an economic and defence perspective. The area is home to vital infrastructure such as oil and gas platforms, subsea pipelines, wind farms and data cables. All of which are vulnerable to sabotage and hybrid threats.
The radars will improve visibility of so-called ‘dark vessels’ that try to remain undetected by turning off their transponders as well as detect drones. The systems will be supplied by a Dutch company, which the Ministry of Defence has not yet disclosed the name of. Maintenance of the radars will be outsourced to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and the supplier. Data exchange will be facilitated through the existing connection between the Coastguard Center and the Navy.
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