Danish MoD press release
Head of DALO, materiel director and lieutenant general Kim Jesper Jørgensen and his Dutch counterpart, vice admiral Arie Jan de Waard, signed today in the Netherlands a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on joint procurement between the two countries. It reflects how DALO is constantly looking for new ways to buy as smartly as possible: with high speed, minimizing risks, and optimal use of resources.
Negotiations are currently underway between the Netherlands and Denmark regarding the purchase of new radars for use in airspace surveillance in Denmark. This is a significant capacity, especially in light of the security policy situation. The radars can also be used for air defense, and the Netherlands buys the radars for artillery guidance. It is therefore a multifunctional radar.
“The Netherlands and Denmark are currently negotiating a radar solution, and a lot of work has gone into establishing the cooperation. I really appreciate that, and I am very impressed by how far we have come in a short time. At the same time, this memorandum of understanding shows the will to establish new strategic collaborations between nations,” says and in this connection emphasizes not least the good collaboration with Vice Admiral de Waard.
Lieutenant General Kim Jesper Jørgensen, FMI Materiel Director
The memorandum of understanding was originally supposed to have exclusively dealt with the possibility of buying new radars, but when you were now thinking outside the box, the memorandum of understanding has become strategic, so that in the future you can also include acquisitions of other equipment, such as both Denmark and the Netherlands is on the market.
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Naval News comments:
This MoU between Denmark and the Netherlands follows the recent creation of the Northern Naval Shipbuilding Cooperation (NNSC) initiative.
Naval News recently interviewed the heads of both DALO and DMO regarding new naval procurement. You can watch or watch again our interviews:.
Interview with the head of DALO in August 2022:
Interview with the head of DMO in November 2022:
