Command Materiel and IT

Dutch government agency
  • vice-admiral Arie Jan de Waard, Director DMO
Parent departmentMinistry of DefenceWebsitewww.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

The Dutch Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) agency (Dutch: Commando Materieel en IT, COMMIT), formerly known as the Dutch Defence Materiel Organization (DMO), is a Dutch government agency that reports to the Ministry of Defence. The agency is responsible for the supply of materiel for the Dutch armed forces. It is located in Utrecht.[2] In April 2023 a name change for the organization was announced. It changed form Defence Materiel Organization to Command Materiel and IT.[3]

Directors since 2005

  • 2005 - December 2006: Dirk van Dord
  • December 2006 - October 2014: Lex Hendrichs
  • October 2014 - December 2015: vice-admiral Matthieu Borsboom[4]
  • December 2015 – Present: vice-admiral Arie Jan de Waard[5]

Major Procurement Projects

COMMIT manages a variety of defense procurement projects. Examples of past, present and future projects include:

Army

  • PULS rocket artillery[6][7][8]

Air Force

  • Karel Doorman-class replacement program
  • Vlissingen-class mine countermeasures vessel
  • Walrus-class replacement program[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kerngegevens Defensie" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Ministerie van Defensie / Defensie Materieel Organisatie" (in Dutch). De Normaalste Zaak. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Defensie Materieel Organisatie heet voortaan Commando Materieel en IT (video)" (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Interview with VADM Matthieu Borsboom, Defensie Materieel Organisatie Director". European Defence Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Arie Jan de Waard directeur DMO bij Defensie" (in Dutch). Dutch Senior Civil Service. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Defensie versterkt vuurkracht met raketartillerie en langeafstandswapens" [Army strengthens firepower with rocket artillery and long range weapons] (Press release) (in Dutch). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Kamerbrief over D-fase project Raketartillerie" [House of Representatives letter about D-phase project Rocket artillery] (Press release) (in Dutch). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Elbit Systems Awarded $305 Million Contract to Supply PULS Rocket Artillery Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army". elbitsystems.com.
  9. ^ "Nieuwe fase: vanaf november gaan onderzeebootbouwers met offerte aan de slag" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  • Defence procurement in Dutch