Foxtrot Spiral 0 makes progress in the Netherlands
Dutch-German procurement programme for battlefield communications should begin to bear fruit in 2023
A joint initiative with Germany to procure interoperable tactical communications systems is about to enter the implementation phase, Dutch State Secretary for Defence Barbara Visser told parliament on 2 October.
Spiral 0 of this programme, known in the Netherlands as Foxtrot, will see the replacement of military radio and communication equipment used by 44 Mechanized Infantry Battalion and certain unnamed support units. The Royal Netherlands Army is replacing obsolete radio systems installed in about 220 of its combat vehicles.
Portable radios will also be replaced.
The new system, called the Combat Net Radio (CNR), shares and transmits mission-critical data via radio integration software in the German-Dutch Tactical Edge Networking programme.
A comparable German Army unit will also receive new equipment, as both countries seek to support the future connectivity requirements of their mounted and dismounted combat teams.
The Spiral 0 execution phase from 2020-2026 will cost between €25 million and €100 million ($29.42 million to $117.69 million) with initial deliveries expected in 2023.
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