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
Formed2005 (2005)
JurisdictionGovernment of the Netherlands
HeadquartersKromhout Kazerne, Herculeslaan 1, Utrecht
MottoWij maken de verbinding tussen willen en kunnen (we make the connection between wanting and being able to) Per scientiam vires (strength through knowledge)
Employees5,998 (2024)[1]
Annual budget864,084,000 EUR (2025) [2]
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Interservice Command executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Defence
Websitewww.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. The agency is responsible for the supply of materiel for the Dutch armed forces. It is located in Utrecht.[3] In April 2023 a name change for the organization was announced. It changed from Defence Materiel Organization to Materiel and IT Command.[4]

Jan Willem Hartman

Commanders since 2005

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

Major Procurement Projects

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

Army

Air Force

See also

References

  1. ^ "Personeel Defensie" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Financien Defensie" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Ministerie van Defensie / Defensie Materieel Organisatie" (in Dutch). De Normaalste Zaak. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Defensie Materieel Organisatie heet voortaan Commando Materieel en IT (video)" (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Interview with VADM Matthieu Borsboom, Defensie Materieel Organisatie Director". European Defence Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Arie Jan de Waard directeur DMO bij Defensie" (in Dutch). Dutch Senior Civil Service. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Elbit Systems Awarded $305 Million Contract to Supply PULS Rocket Artillery Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army". elbitsystems.com.
  11. ^ "Nieuwe fase: vanaf november gaan onderzeebootbouwers met offerte aan de slag" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 15 March 2023.