Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
800px-General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper_08-0084
MQ-9 Reaper (Picture: Wikimedia Commons/United States Air Force) - Credit: MQ-9 Reaper (Picture: Wikimedia Commons/United States Air Force)
Politics
MQ-9 Reaper
killer drone
drone
VVD
ChristenUnie
SGP
PVV
JA21
war
Ukraine
Russia-Ukraine crisis
Peter Valstar
Wednesday, April 13, 2022 - 08:05
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Dutch MP's increasingly interested in "killer drones"

A majority in the lower house of the Dutch parliament wants the Ministry of Defense to attach bombs and missiles to its four newest drone aircraft, according to De Telegraaf.

The Netherlands recently acquired four MQ-9 Reaper drones intended for surveillance by air. The parliamentarians want to arm them so that "killer drones" are available in case they are needed due to the war in Ukraine.

"The war in Ukraine shows that armed drones can make a difference," VVD parliamentarian Peter Valstar said to the newspaper. "The Ukrainian army has dealt a major blow to the Russian army with the deployment of these drones. I think it's a shame that the Netherlands has these high-quality drones and only uses them for intelligence gathering."

Coalition parties VVD, CDA, and ChristenUnie and opposition parties PVV, JA21, and SGP support the idea of arming the new drones. They'll submit a motion to that effect next week, according to De Telegraaf.

The Ministry of Defense is currently looking at the options, a spokesperson said to the newspaper. 

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Effective cancer vaccine for dogs an "important step" for human treatment: Amsterdam researchers
  • Child care in “permanent crisis” with staff shortages in the thousands
  • Councils say young people need to be involved in policy-making
  • Unlikely that Ukraine will become a candidate for EU membership: Dutch PM
  • Monkeypox found in six people in the Netherlands so far, RIVM says
  • Many young people struggling to juggle everything after lockdown

Top stories

  • Monkeypox found in six people in the Netherlands so far, RIVM says
  • Chaotic scenes at Schiphol: 450 flights delayed, 75 flights cancelled amid staff shortage
  • €40 mil. extra to arm vulnerable regions against organized crime
  • Dutch home prices still climbing, but slowing down
  • Body found in burning car in Limburg village
  • Up to three weeks of quarantine after contact with monkeypox patients

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content