{"id":2334683,"date":"2026-03-18T10:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2334683"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:40:16","slug":"royal-netherlands-navy-receives-12-v-bat-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-netherlands-navy-receives-12-v-bat-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Netherlands Navy Receives 12 V-BAT Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"2d125b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>After extensive testing, the Royal Netherlands Navy has purchased 12 V-BAT drones from Shield AI. Equipped with radar and a camera, this type of drone conducts reconnaissance and collects information. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Dutch MoD press release \u2013 Translated by Naval News<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The drone can fly for many hours at an altitude of several kilometers. With this data, the Royal Netherlands Navy gains greater situational awareness and can make better decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first operational tests with the V-BAT were conducted from HNLMS <em>Johan de Witt<\/em> during Cold Response off Norway. This allowed for an examination of the conditions under which the V-BAT can be deployed safely. After all, turbulence on the helicopter deck differs from ship to ship. Therefore, measurements must always be taken before the drone is used.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Navy received the drone footage when the drone was actually in the air. Objects were surveyed and potential shipping routes were examined.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8 ships<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><picture fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-84336\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-scaled.jpg.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-360x240.jpg.webp 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dutch Navy Receives 12 V-Bat Drones for Surveillance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.navalnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260223jad006-360x240.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">V-Bat drone aboard Johan de Witt (Credit: Dutch Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The control equipment for the 12 V-BATs is being installed on 8 different ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy.<\/p>\n<p>The delivery is faster than normal. This is because the equipment can be purchased directly from the manufacturer as the NATO procurement framework was used.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Convenient: the V-BAT takes up little space. The system fits into a few crates. The drone is stored on the helicopter deck. The V-BAT can take to the skies in a space of just 5 by 5 meters. The object takes off straight up and then tilts to a horizontal position.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"01284242b8\">Without satellite<\/h2>\n<p>The V-BAT has already proven itself in Ukraine. Thanks to AI, the drone can also perform without satellite connections. The American company Shield AI builds the drone. Together with the Navy and the Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT), the firm is making the system even better and future-proof.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013 End \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shield AI V-BAT, X-BAT and Naval Autonomy with HII\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BgBadWi59g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.navalnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After extensive testing, the Royal Netherlands Navy has purchased 12 V-BAT drones from Shield AI. Equipped with radar and a camera, this type of drone conducts reconnaissance and collects information. Dutch MoD press release \u2013 Translated by Naval News The drone can fly for many hours at an altitude of several kilometers. 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