Materiel and IT Command


The Materiel and IT Command , formerly known as the Defence Materiel Organization , 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.
In April 2023 the agency changed its name from Defence Materiel Organization to Materiel and IT Command.

Organization

Defensie Munitiebedrijf

Defensie Munitiebedrijf is part of COMMIT and counts around 100 employees. It has the largest munitions complex of Western Europe. DMunB is responsible for delivering munitions to the armed forces that can be used during operations and exercises.

Maritime Systems Division

The Maritime Systems Division is the maritime engineering office of the Dutch Ministry of Defence. It focuses on designing, developing, integrating and procuring new systems for the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Commanders since 2005

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
  • December 2015 – September 2023: vice-admiral Arie Jan de Waard
  • September 2023 – Present: vice-admiral Jan Willem Hartman

    Procurement projects

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

Army