The Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed plans to modernise the Royal Netherlands Navy's (RNLN) Tactical Data Link Systems (TDLSs) in order to increase its NATO Network Enabled Capability (NNEC) maturity levels.
According to a Request for Quotations (RfQ), released by the Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation Procurement Branch (DMOPB) on 20 April, all ‘main’ RNLN platforms will be equipped with Link 11 and 22 TDLSs. Command and control (C2) and sensor and weapon equipped ships contributing to Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) are also scheduled to carry Link 16 TDLS.
Responses to the RfQ are expected by 17 June and a