Command Materiel and IT

Command Materiel and IT
Commando Materieel en IT
	Coat of arms
Agency overview
Formed	2005
Jurisdiction	Government of the Netherlands
Headquarters	Kromhout Kazerne, Herculeslaan 1, Utrecht
Employees	4,359 (2015)
Agency executive	vice-admiral Arie Jan de Waard, Director DMO;
Parent department	Ministry of Defence
Website	www.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

Navy

References

^ "Kerngegevens Defensie" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
^ "Ministerie van Defensie / Defensie Materieel Organisatie" (in Dutch). De Normaalste Zaak. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "Defensie Materieel Organisatie heet voortaan Commando Materieel en IT (video)" (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "Interview with VADM Matthieu Borsboom, Defensie Materieel Organisatie Director". European Defence Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "Arie Jan de Waard directeur DMO bij Defensie" (in Dutch). Dutch Senior Civil Service. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Elbit Systems Awarded $305 Million Contract to Supply PULS Rocket Artillery Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army". elbitsystems.com.
^ "Nieuwe fase: vanaf november gaan onderzeebootbouwers met offerte aan de slag" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

External links

Defence procurement in Dutch

[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.

[Name_change_1-3] "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.

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