# List of equipment of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps

This is a list of the equipment of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps.

## Personal equipment
### Camouflage

| Model | Image | Origin | Pattern type | Environment / colours | Notes |
| M19 NFP-Multitone Netherlands Fractal Pattern | | Netherlands | Flecktarn | Universal | Standard camo used whenever possible and during training. Colour scheme used for carrying vest and backpack. |
| M19 NFP-Green Netherlands Fractal Pattern | | Netherlands | Flecktarn | Temperate / central-Europe / urban | Temperate alternative camo if the vegetation makes the multitone not ideal. |
| M19 NFP-Tan Netherlands Fractal Pattern | | Netherlands | Flecktarn | Arid / desert | Desert alternative camo when required by the mission. |
| M19 NFP-Blue Netherlands Fractal Pattern | | Netherlands | Flecktarn | Marine | Navy camo, used in a maritime environment. |
| M19 NFP-White Netherlands Fractal Pattern | — | Netherlands | Flecktarn | Winter / snow | Snowy conditions, in development. |

### Protection equipment

| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
| Helmets ||||||
| Galvion Batlskin Viper P6N | | Canada | Combat Helmet | 48,800 | Standard issue helmet used by the Marines and the Army. 48,800 ordered in 2019. |
| Gentex Ops Core FAST | | United States | Combat Helmet | — | In use with the NL MARSOF and the Marine Intervention Unit. |
| NBRC equipment ||||||
| FM50 | — | United Kingdom | CBRN mask | — | Made by Avon Protection. |

## Small arms

| Model | Origin | Type | Caliber | Notes |
| Handguns ||||||
| Glock 17 Gen4 | Austria | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Standard service pistol. |
| Sig P226 | Switzerland | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | In use with the Marine Intervention Unit. |
| Heckler & Koch P11 | Germany | Underwater pistol | 7.62×36mm | In use with the NL MARSOF. |
| Assault rifles, carabines and battle rifles ||||||
| Canadian Diemaco C7A1 | Canada | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard service rifle, equipped with a red dot sight 4.3× Elcan. |
| Canadian Diemaco C8A1 | Canada | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | A certain number of carabines in service as well, In use with the NL MARSOF. |
| Heckler & Koch 416 A5 | Germany | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | In use with the NL MARSOF and the Marine Intervention Unit. Equipped with, red dot sight 4.3× Elcan, laser light modules LLM01 |
| Sig MCX | United States | Carbine | 7.62×35 mm (.300 BLK) | 195 in use with the NL MARSOF. Specificities: integrated suppressor |
| Submachine guns ||||||
| Heckler & Koch MP5SD | Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | In use with the Marine Intervention Unit |
| FN P90 | Belgium | PDW Personal defense weapon | FN 5.7×28mm | Fitted with a suppressor, optics and a laser light module. In use with the Marine Intervention Unit for domestic counter-terrorism operations. |
| Heckler & Koch MP7 | Germany | PDW Personal defense weapon | 4.6×30mm HK | |
| Machine guns ||||||
| FN Minimi Para | Belgium | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard infantry machine gun. |
| FN MAG | Belgium | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Mounted on vehicles and boats. |
| M2 Browning QCB Quick Change Barrel | Belgium  United States | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Mounted on tripods, vehicles and boats. |
| Precision rifles ||||||
| Heckler & Koch HK417 | Germany | Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | In use with the NL MARSOF and the Marine Intervention Unit. Accessories: Schmidt & Bender 3-12×50 telescopic sight Aimpoint comp M2 red-dot with a 3× magnifier |
| Accuracy International AX | United Kingdom | Bolt action designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO 8.6×70mm (.338 Lapua Magnum) | AX308 in use with the NL MARSOF, the AX 338 in use with the marines. Accessories: Schmidt & Bender 3-12×50 telescopic sight (P4 reticle) Knights Armament AN/PVS-26 LRLP passive residual light amplifier |
| Barrett M107A1 | United States | Anti materiel sniper rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | In use with the Marines and the NL MARSOF. Accessories: Schmidt & Bender 5-25×56 PMII LP telescopic sight (H37 reticle) |
| Shotgun ||||||
| Mossberg M-590 | United States | Pump action shotgun | 12 gauge | Breaching weapon. |
| Grenades and grenade launchers ||||||
| RUAG HG 85 HG 85 Nr 330 C1 and Nr 331 C2 scherfhandgranaat | Switzerland | Fragmentation hand grenade | — | |
| M320 Grenade Launcher Module | United States | Under-barrel grenade launcher | 40×46mm LV | Grenade launchers for the Colt C7A1. |
| Heckler & Koch UGL | Germany | Under-barrel grenade launcher | 40×46mm LV | Grenade launchers for the HK416 A5 and the Colt C7A1. |
| Heckler & Koch GMG | Germany | Automatic grenade launcher | 40×53mm HV | |
| Anti-tank weapons ||||||
| Panzerfaust 3 | Germany | RPG Rocket-propelled grenade | 110mm | Standard Marine infantry AT weapon. Ammunitions: DM12A2 (HEAT-RA, "High Explosive Anti Tank – Rocket Assisted") DM72 (HEAT-IT-RA, "High Explosive Anti Tank - Improved Tandem - Rocket Assisted") DM32 (HEAT-MP-RA, "High Explosive Anti Tank - Multi Purpose - Rocket Assisted") DM18A1 (TP-RA, "Training Practice - Rocket Assisted") Accessories: Dynarange firing system |
| Spike MR "GILL" | Israel  Germany  Netherlands | ATGM Anti-tank guided missile | 152mm | Spike LR2 selected to replace Spike MR, to be ordered in October 2024. |
| Spike LR2 | Israel  Germany | ATGM Anti-tank guided missile | 152mm | Spike LR2 selected to replace Spike MR, to be ordered in October 2024. |
| Weapon stations ||||||
| FN deFNder | Belgium | Remote controlled weapon station | 7.62×51mm NATO | Installed on the Iveco MTV hard-top, equipped with the FN MAG. |

## Indirect fire

| Model | Origin | Type | Caliber | Quantity | Notes |
| MO-120 RT | France | Towed mortar | 120 mm | Unknown quantity for the marines | To be replaced by new 120 mm mortars with loitering munitions from 2026 onwards for the Royal Dutch Marines. |
| Hirtenberger [de] | Austria | Mortar | 81 mm | Unknown quantity for the marines | 126 in total for the Marine Cops and the Army. Successor of the L16A2. |
| Hirtenberger M6 C-640 Mk.1 | Austria | Infantry mortar | 60 mm | Unknown quantity for the marines | |

## Vehicles

| Model | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
| Armoured vehicles ||||||
| Iveco MTV "12kN Manticore" | Italy Netherlands | Infantry mobility vehicle MRAP (Mine-resistant ambush protected) | 108 | Variants: ST (soft top) CAST (casualty transport) |
| BvS10 Viking | Sweden | Tracked articulated armoured vehicle | 15 | 73 purchased in the following variants: 45 armoured personnel carriers 20 command vehicles 4 repair and recovery / mobile workshops 4 casualty transport vehicles 2 × 28 of these vehicles were donated to Ukraine. |
| DMV 4×4 Anaconda Carib [nl] | Italy  Netherlands | Lightly armoured tactical vehicle | 46 | Vehicle based on the Iveco Daily, ordered to replace the Mercedes-Benz G280 CDI in the Caribbean and UNIMOG. It exists in 4 sub-variants: Command (no armament, communication equipment) Patrol (equipped with machine guns, limited communication equipment) Support (equipped with machine guns, no communication equipment) Driver training Armament: M2 Browning on the roof FN MAG on a pivot on the passenger side |
| Pool with the Dutch Army of armoured vehicles ||||||
| Thales Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle | Australia | Infantry mobility vehicle MRAP Mine-resistant ambush protected | 102 (total vehicle within pool) | APC can be operated by the Marines on missions abroad. |
| Defenture Vector SOF "Vector Off-Road Vehicle Special Operations Forces" | Netherlands | Off-road vehicle (optional armour) | 75 (total vehicle pool for NLD SOCOM) | Operated by NL MARSOF, the successor of the Mercedes-Benz G280 CDI. The NL MARSOF has access to the fleet of 75 Defenture VECTOR special operations vehicles through a joint NLD SOCOM pool. Armament: FN MAG M2 Browning QCB Heckler & Koch GMG |
| Unarmoured vehicles ||||||
| Bv206 NLD | Sweden | Tracked articulated vehicle | 103 | 156 purchased in the 1980s, 99 modernised to the standard Bv206 NLD. Variants: personnel carrier recovery and repair transport mortar platform To be replaced, 124 planned to be ordered (FLATM BV programme). |
| DMV Anaconda AAT [nl] "Anti-Armour-Troop" | Italy  Netherlands | Light tank destroyer | 14 | Vehicle based on the Iveco Daily, hard-top roof, ordered to replace the Land Rover serving with the Anti Armour Troop of the Royal Dutch Marines. Armament: M2 Browning on the roof FN MAG on a pivot on the passenger side Storage bay for: 2 Panzerfaust 3 weapons 6 Spike MR "GILL" / Spike LR2 missiles. |
| VW Amarok | Germany | Utility vehicle | Unknown | One of the successor of the Land Rover Defenders. |
| VW Amarok | Germany  Netherlands | All-terrain ambulance | 7 | Visser ambulance |
| Land Rover Defender 110 "Land Rover Defender 110XD WW" | United Kingdom | Utility vehicle | 98 | Vehicle being replaced by the DMV Anaconda and the VW Amarok. Equipped with a ring mount for a machine gun. |
| Logistics vehicles ||||||
| Scania Gyraphus 4×4 [nl] "4×4 Low Operational 50 kN (5 tons)" | Sweden | Unarmoured tactical truck | Unknown | Modified with a tyre pressure system to enable beach landings. Equipped with a loading platform or a 10-foot container. |
| DMV - Iveco EuroCargo 150 E24 4×4 | Italy  Netherlands | Unarmoured tactical truck | 33 | |
| DAF YA-4442 4×4- YAM [nl] "4×4 40 kN" | Netherlands | Unarmoured tactical truck | Unknown | Version for the Marine Corps, equipped with cold-weather gear and increased wading capacity for amphibious landings. Being replaced by the Scania Gyraphus 4×4 [nl]. |
| Scania P124 CB420 8×8 WLS [nl] "8×8 165 kN - swap-load system" | Netherlands | Tactical truck with hydraulic hooklift hoist | Unknown | Add-on armour kits available, 555 vehicles purchased for the armed forces, unknown quantity assigned to the Marine. |
| Light vehicles ||||||
| Suzuki King Quad 750 (4x4) | Japan | All-terrain vehicle | Unknown | In use with the NL MARSOF. |
| Can-Am Outlander 6×6 | Canada | All-terrain vehicle | Unknown | |
| Can-Am BRP Lynx Snowmobile | Canada | Snowmobile | Unknown | Armed with machine guns sleds. |
| Ski-Doo Expedition LE 900 ACE | Canada | Snowmobile | Unknown | |
| Engineering vehicles ||||||
| Leopard 1 BARV "Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle" | Germany  Norway | Beach armoured recovery vehicle | 4 | Name of the vehicles: Hercules Samson Goliath Titan |
| Werklust WG18Edef loader [nl] + Class 30 Trackway | Netherlands  United Kingdom | Aluminium matting system on wheel loader | — | Class 30 trackway. |
| Scania WLS [nl] + Class 30 Trackway | Sweden  United Kingdom | Aluminium matting system | | |

## Electronic equipment

| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
| Communications ||||||
| Elbit Systems E-LynX PNR-1000 | — | Israel | Hand-held radio | — | Radio that equip dismounted troops, part of the Verbeterd Operationeel Soldaten Systeem (VOSS) of the Dutch military, purchased in 2020. |
| Night vision ||||||
| Elbit Systems XACT nv32 micro | — | Israel | Night vision goggles | — | |
| L3Harris GPNVG-18 | Illustration | United States | Night vision goggles (4th generation) | — | Used by the NL MARSOF. |
| Goggles ||||||
| Safran Vectronix MOSKITO TI™ | | Switzerland | Multifunction IR goggles (laser range finder, laser pointer, compass, inclinometers) | — | |

## Aviation

The Corps cooperates closely with the Defence Helicopter Command which provides airlift using NH90, CH-47 Chinook and AS532 Cougar transport helicopters.

## UAV

| Model | Origin | Type | Role | Quantity | Notes |
| AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma | United States | Fixed-wing mini-UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | — | |
| AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven | United States | Fixed-wing mini-UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | — | |
| Black Hornet Nano PD-100 | Norway | Micro multicopter UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle | ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance | — | In use with the NL MARSOF. |

## Future equipment

| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity ordered | Notes |
| LIVS programme "Licht indirect vurend systeem" | | Norway | Heavy mortar (120 mm) | 20 | Replacement of the existing heavy mortars, the MO-120 RT, with new systems, including precision guided munitions. 20 mortar systems to be purchased for the Marine Corps and the airborne 11. Luchtmobilen Brigade. Potential system if installed on the tracked articulated vehicle, as planned with the FLATM BV programme, the MWS 120 Ragnarok. |
| LIVS programme "Licht indirect vurend systeem" | | — | Loitering munitions | — | Range planned of around 30 km. |
| Precision Guided Rockets (PGR) | Illustration | United States | Guided rocket | — | Likely based on the Hydra 70 APKWS rockets, to be equipped on the Manticore Patrol Vehicle Potential systems: L3Harris VAMPIRE Arnold Defense LAND-LGR4 Fletcher Thales FZ275 launchers |
| Precision Guided Rockets (PGR) | Illustration | United States | Guided rocket | — | Likely based on the Hydra 70 APKWS rockets, to be equipped on the Manticore Patrol Vehicle Potential systems: L3Harris VAMPIRE Arnold Defense LAND-LGR4 Fletcher Thales FZ275 launchers |
| Precision Guided Rockets (PGR) | Illustration | Belgium | Guided rocket | — | Likely based on the Hydra 70 APKWS rockets, to be equipped on the Manticore Patrol Vehicle Potential systems: L3Harris VAMPIRE Arnold Defense LAND-LGR4 Fletcher Thales FZ275 launchers |
| FLATM BV programme "Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility BandVagn" | BvS10 Viking | Sweden | Tracked articulated armoured vehicle | 50 - 100 | The purchase is planned to be over by 2028. Potential variants: Armoured personnel carrier Command and control vehicle Logistics Mortar carrier Ambulance Recovery variant Potential / likely candidates: BvS10 Viking by BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds Bronco ATTC by ST Kinetics FAMOUS by Patria |
| FLATM BV programme "Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility BandVagn" | Bronco ATTC | Singapore | Tracked articulated armoured vehicle | 50 - 100 | The purchase is planned to be over by 2028. Potential variants: Armoured personnel carrier Command and control vehicle Logistics Mortar carrier Ambulance Recovery variant Potential / likely candidates: BvS10 Viking by BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds Bronco ATTC by ST Kinetics FAMOUS by Patria |
| FLATM BV programme "Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility BandVagn" | — | Finland | Tracked armoured vehicle | 50 - 100 | The purchase is planned to be over by 2028. Potential variants: Armoured personnel carrier Command and control vehicle Logistics Mortar carrier Ambulance Recovery variant Potential / likely candidates: BvS10 Viking by BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds Bronco ATTC by ST Kinetics FAMOUS by Patria |
| FLATM PV "Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility Patrol Vehicle" | | Sweden | Tracked articulated vehicle | 150 - 200 | Successor of the Bv206 NLD. Vehicle planned to be equipping the amphibious units, and to have all-terrain and snow capabilities. Potential / likely candidates: BvS10 Beowulf by BAE Systems Land Systems Hägglunds |