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 Flecktarn Universal Standard camo used whenever possible and during training.

Colour scheme used for carrying vest and backpack. M19 NFP-Green Netherlands Fractal Pattern Flecktarn Temperate / central-Europe / urban Temperate alternative camo if the vegetation makes the multitone not ideal. M19 NFP-Tan Netherlands Fractal Pattern Flecktarn Arid / desert Desert alternative camo when required by the mission. M19 NFP-Blue Netherlands Fractal Pattern Flecktarn Marine Navy camo, used in a maritime environment. M19 NFP-White Netherlands Fractal Pattern — Flecktarn Winter / snow Snowy conditions, in development.

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

Small arms Model Image Origin Type Calibre Notes Handguns Glock 17 Gen4 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum Standard service pistol. SIG Sauer P226 Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum In use with the Marine Intervention Unit. Heckler & Koch P11 Underwater pistol 7.62×36mm In use with the NL MARSOF. Assault rifles, carabines and battle rifles Diemaco C7A1 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO Standard service rifle, equipped with a red dot sight 4.3× Elcan. Diemaco C8A1 Carbine 5.56×45mm NATO A certain number of carabines in service as well,

In use with the NL MARSOF. Heckler & Koch HK416A5 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 Carbine 7.62×35 mm (.300 BLK) 5.56×45mm NATO (.223 Rem) 195 in use with the NL MARSOF.

Specificities:

integrated suppressor Submachine guns Heckler & Koch MP5SD Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum In use with the Marine Intervention Unit FN P90 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 PDW Personal defense weapon 4.6×30mm HK Machine guns FN Minimi Para Light machine gun 5.56×45mm NATO Standard infantry machine gun. FN MAG General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO Mounted on vehicles and boats. M2 Browning QCB Quick Change Barrel Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm NATO Mounted on tripods, vehicles and boats. Precision rifles Heckler & Koch HK417 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 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 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 590 Pump action shotgun 12 gauge Breaching weapon. Grenades and grenade launchers RUAG HG 85 HG 85 Nr 330 C1 and Nr 331 C2 scherfhandgranaat Fragmentation hand grenade — M320 Grenade Launcher Module Under-barrel grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Grenade launchers for the Colt C7A1. Heckler & Koch UGL Under-barrel grenade launcher 40×46mm LV Grenade launchers for the HK416 A5 and the Colt C7A1. Heckler & Koch GMG Automatic grenade launcher 40×53mm HV Anti-tank weapons Panzerfaust 3 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 ATGM Anti-tank guided missile 152mm Spike LR2 selected to replace Spike MR, to be ordered in October 2024. Spike LR2 ATGM Anti-tank guided missile 152mm Spike LR2 selected to replace Spike MR, to be ordered in October 2024. Weapon stations FN deFNder Remote controlled weapon station 7.62×51mm NATO Installed on the Iveco MTV hard-top, equipped with the FN MAG.

Indirect fire Model Image Origin Type Calibre Quantity Notes MO-120 RT 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. 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 Infantry mortar 60 mm Unknown quantity for the marines

Vehicles Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Armoured vehicles Iveco MTV 12kN Manticore Infantry mobility vehicle MRAP

(Mine-resistant ambush protected) 108 Variants:

ST (soft top) CAST (casualty transport) BvS10 Viking 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 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 Infantry mobility vehicle MRAP

Mine-resistant ambush protected 102 (total vehicle within pool) APC can be operated by the Marines on missions abroad.

In April 2026, the Australian government announced that the Netherlands will acquire an disclosed number of additional Bushmasters. Defenture Vector SOF Vector Off-Road Vehicle Special Operations Forces 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 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 Anti-Armour-Troop 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 Utility vehicle Unknown One of the successor of the Land Rover Defenders. VW Amarok All-terrain ambulance 7 Visser ambulance Land Rover Defender 110 Land Rover Defender 110XD WW 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 4×4 Low Operational 50 kN (5 tons) Unarmoured tactical truck 73 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 Unarmoured tactical truck 33 4×4 40 kN 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 . 8×8 165 kN - swap-load system 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) All-terrain vehicle Unknown In use with the NL MARSOF. Can-Am Outlander 6×6 All-terrain vehicle Unknown Can-Am BRP Lynx Snowmobile Snowmobile Unknown Armed with machine guns sleds. Ski-Doo Expedition LE 900 ACE Snowmobile Unknown Engineering vehicles Leopard 1 BARV Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle Beach armoured recovery vehicle 4 Name of the vehicles:

Hercules Samson Goliath Titan + Class 30 Trackway Aluminium matting system on wheel loader Unknown Class 30 trackway. + Class 30 Trackway Aluminium matting system Unknown

Electronic equipment Model Image Origin Type Quantity Notes Communications Elbit Systems E-LynX PNR-1000 — Hand-held radio Unknown 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 — Night vision goggles Unknown L3Harris GPNVG-18 Illustration Night vision goggles (4th generation) Unknown Used by the NL MARSOF. Goggles Safran Vectronix MOSKITO TI™ Multifunction IR goggles (laser range finder, laser pointer, compass, inclinometers) Unknown

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 Image Origin Type Role Quantity Notes AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma Fixed-wing mini-UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance Unknown AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven Fixed-wing mini-UAV Unmanned aerial vehicle ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance Unknown Black Hornet Nano PD-100 Micro multicopter UAV

Unmanned aerial vehicle ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance Unknown In use with the NL MARSOF.

Landing craft and vessels

Future equipment Model Image Origin Type Quantity ordered Notes Kaaiman DXPV (Oshkosh JLTV) Dutch Expeditionary Patrol Vehicles Infantry mobility vehicle MRAP

(Mine-resistant ambush protected) > 150 Ordered as part of the FLATM-PV programme (Future Littoral All Terrain Mobility – Patrol Vehicle).

Orders:

April 2025, contract for 150 JLTV signed January 2026, contract worth €23 to 28 million for additional JLTV To be equipped with Kongsberg RS4 RCWS with C-UAS capabilities (selected in September 2026). LIVS programme Licht indirect vurend systeem 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. — Loitering munitions Unknown Range planned of around 30 km. Precision Guided Rockets (PGR) Illustration Guided rocket Unknown 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 Tracked articulated armoured vehicle 50 - 100The 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: