News item | 01-05-2025 | 16:45
The Netherlands is going through the process to purchase long -distance weapons. With this, the Netherlands contributes to the reinforcement that NATO requires. To use the weapons in the right way, it is today Joint Target Support Center (JTSC) founded.
Of Deep Precision Strike (DPS) weapons it is possible to attack well-protected goals in deep-fitting enemy area. The weapons are also able to find and disable goals such as GPS such as GPS.
It Joint Target Support Center processed detailed information about military goals. Furthermore, the center plans and coordinates the routes from the weapons to their goal. This happens in close coordination with others in the deployment area. For example, the airspace must be free from aircraft. The mobility of the goal and its environment is also taken into account. All that information requires coordination so that there are no accidents or other unwanted effects in the mission area.
The JTSC is staffed by staff from the entire armed forces. This is done to combine specific knowledge from any domain and to use maximum in the use of Dutch (long -distance) weapons.