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Dutch frigate De Ruyter fires Tomahawk missile for the first time

The Dutch frigate De Ruyter fired a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile off the US coast on 11 March 2025, the first time a Dutch warship has launched the weapon. The test feeds plans to arm all four De Zeven Provincien class frigates by 2029.

Reported AI-drafted European Security & Defence (euro-sd.com), 12 March 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the wider frigate class has yet been fitted or certified to fire Tomahawk operationally.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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