Netherlands to procure Israeli-made Rocket launchers
The Dutch army will be equipped with PULS (Precise and Universal Launching System) rocket launchers made by Elbit Land Systems. The value of the deal is estimated at over 0.5 billion euros
Eyal Boguslavsky
| 19/04/2023
The Puls ocket launchers. Photo: Elbit
The Netherlands is about to purchase artillery rocket systems from Israel. The Dutch Minister of Defense, Christoph van der Maat, confirmed that the Dutch army is going to be equipped with PULS (Precise and Universal Launching System) rocket launchers made by Elbit Land Systems. The minister did not disclose the value of the deal, but the Spanish website Infodefensa indicates that its value is estimated at over 0.5 billion euros.
In his announcement, the Dutch minister explained that he has evaluated two systems that meet his requirements: the Himars and the PULS and concludes that the latter stands out in several areas. Compared to the American Himars system, it can carry more missiles, it also makes it possible to buy more rockets with the same budget and they can also be available sooner. And to all this he adds that the PULS will be suitable for ammunition from European manufacturers in the future.
Elbit Systems describes the launcher as an ‘autonomous’ artillery rocket system. Unlike standard artillery, with PULS there is no need to move artillery units based on the required firing range; the versatile solution can fire a variety of ammunition types to various ranges from the same position, to ranges of up to 300km.
The multi-purpose launcher features two PODS; each POD is designed for a specific rocket type: the Accular 122mm (18 rockets) with a range of up to 35km, the Accular 160mm (10 rockets) with a range of up to 40km, the EXTRA (4 rockets) with a range of up to 150km and the Predator Hawk (2 rockets) with a range of up to 300km.
The Dutch army will be equipped with PULS (Precise and Universal Launching System) rocket launchers made by Elbit Land Systems. The value of the deal is estimated at over 0.5 billion euros
The Puls ocket launchers. Photo: Elbit
The Netherlands is about to purchase artillery rocket systems from Israel. The Dutch Minister of Defense, Christoph van der Maat, confirmed that the Dutch army is going to be equipped with PULS (Precise and Universal Launching System) rocket launchers made by Elbit Land Systems. The minister did not disclose the value of the deal, but the Spanish website Infodefensa indicates that its value is estimated at over 0.5 billion euros.
In his announcement, the Dutch minister explained that he has evaluated two systems that meet his requirements: the Himars and the PULS and concludes that the latter stands out in several areas. Compared to the American Himars system, it can carry more missiles, it also makes it possible to buy more rockets with the same budget and they can also be available sooner. And to all this he adds that the PULS will be suitable for ammunition from European manufacturers in the future.
Elbit Systems describes the launcher as an ‘autonomous’ artillery rocket system. Unlike standard artillery, with PULS there is no need to move artillery units based on the required firing range; the versatile solution can fire a variety of ammunition types to various ranges from the same position, to ranges of up to 300km.
The multi-purpose launcher features two PODS; each POD is designed for a specific rocket type: the Accular 122mm (18 rockets) with a range of up to 35km, the Accular 160mm (10 rockets) with a range of up to 40km, the EXTRA (4 rockets) with a range of up to 150km and the Predator Hawk (2 rockets) with a range of up to 300km.
