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]

Command Materiel and IT
Commando Materieel en IT
Coat of arms
Agency overview
Formed2005 (2005)
JurisdictionGovernment of the Netherlands
HeadquartersKromhout Kazerne, Herculeslaan 1, Utrecht
Employees4,359 (2015)[1]
Agency executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Defence
Websitewww.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

Directors since 2005

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Major Procurement Projects

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

Army

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Air Force

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See also

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References

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  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.
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