Command Materiel and IT

Materiel and IT Command

Commando Materieel en IT
Coat of arms
Logo of all Dutch government agencies
Headquarters of COMMIT
Interservice Command overview
Formed	2005 (2005)
Jurisdiction	Government of the Netherlands
Headquarters	Kromhout Kazerne, Herculeslaan 1, Utrecht
Motto	Wij maken de verbinding tussen willen en kunnen (we make the connection between wanting and being able to) Per scientiam vires (strength through knowledge)
Employees	5,998 (2024)[1]
Annual budget	864,084,000 EUR (2025) [2]
Minister responsible	Ruben Brekelmans, Minister of Defence
Deputy Minister responsible	Gijs Tuinman, State Secretary for Defence
Interservice Command executive	vice-admiral Jan Willem Hartman, Commander
Parent department	Ministry of Defence
Website	www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

The Dutch Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT) (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.^[3] The agency is responsible for the supply of materiel for the Dutch armed forces. It is located in Utrecht.^[4] In April 2023 a name change for the organization was announced. It changed from Defence Materiel Organization to Materiel and IT Command.^[5]

Organization

Defensie Munitiebedrijf

Defensie Munitiebedrijf (DMunB) is part of COMMIT and counts around 100 employees.^[6] It has the largest munitions complex of Western Europe.^[7] DMunB is responsible for delivering munitions to the armed forces that can be used during operations and exercises.^[8][9]

Maritime Systems Division

The Maritime Systems Division (Dutch: Afdeling Maritieme Systemen; AMS) is the maritime engineering office of the Dutch Ministry of Defence.^[10] It focuses on designing, developing, integrating and procuring new systems for the Royal Netherlands Navy.^[11][12]

Commanders since 2005

Jan Willem Hartman

Jan Willem Hartman was the first to be given the title of commander, previously, the agency head was called the director.

• 2005 - December 2006: Dirk van Dord
• December 2006 - October 2014: Lex Hendrichs
• October 2014 - December 2015: vice-admiral Matthieu Borsboom^[13]
• December 2015 – September 2023: vice-admiral Arie Jan de Waard^[14]
• September 2023 – Present: vice-admiral Jan Willem Hartman^[15]

Major Procurement Projects

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

Army

• PULS rocket artillery^[16][17][18]

Air Force

• Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
• General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

Navy

• Combat Support Ship^[19][20]
• Karel Doorman-class replacement program
• Vlissingen-class mine countermeasures vessel
• Walrus-class replacement program^[21][22]

See also

• Future of the Royal Netherlands Navy

References

1. "Personeel Defensie" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
2. "Financien Defensie" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
3. Arthur van Beveren (26 April 2023). "DMO is nu COMMIT". Materieelgezien (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
4. "Ministerie van Defensie / Defensie Materieel Organisatie" (in Dutch). De Normaalste Zaak. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
5. "Defensie Materieel Organisatie heet voortaan Commando Materieel en IT (video)" (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
6. Henny de Boer (17 December 2024). "Drukke tijden voor Kenniscentrum Wapensystemen en Munitie". Materieelgezien (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
7. Evert Brouwer (9 July 2023). "'Z'n benen! Waar zijn z'n benen?'". Defensiekrant (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
8. "Directie Wapensystemen & Bedrijven". Defensie.nl (in Dutch).
9. Charlotte Snel (17 August 2022). "Munitiebedrijf koploper in aankoop klein kaliber-munitie". Materieelgezien (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
10. Mariska Buitendijk (20 February 2025). "Future of Dutch navy lies mainly in unmanned systems". SWZ|Maritime.
11. Jaime Karremann (19 January 2023). "'Ingenieursbureau voor de marine' werkt aan 40 (nieuwbouw)projecten - een interview". Marineschepen.nl (in Dutch).
12. Henny de Boer (18 February 2025). "Infrastructuur Noordzeebodem beter in beeld". Materieelgezien (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.
13. "Interview with VADM Matthieu Borsboom, Defensie Materieel Organisatie Director". European Defence Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
14. "Arie Jan de Waard directeur DMO bij Defensie" (in Dutch). Dutch Senior Civil Service. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
15. Defensie, Ministerie van (2023-09-28). "Hartman neemt leiding over het Commando Materieel en IT - Nieuwsbericht - Defensie.nl". www.defensie.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
16. "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.
17. "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.
18. "Elbit Systems Awarded $305 Million Contract to Supply PULS Rocket Artillery Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army". elbitsystems.com.
19. Mariska Buitendijk (26 March 2025). "COMMIT takes delivery of new Combat Support Ship". SWZ|Maritime.
20. "Damen Naval delivers RNN's CSS Den Helder". Naval Technology. 25 March 2025.
21. "Nieuwe fase: vanaf november gaan onderzeebootbouwers met offerte aan de slag" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
22. Joost Margés (23 June 2023). "Beste boot voor beste prijs". Defensiekrant (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.

External links

• Defence procurement in Dutch