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Materiel and IT Command Commando Materieel en IT Coat of arms Logo of all Dutch government agencies Headquarters of COMMIT Interservice Command overview Formed 2005 (2005) Jurisdiction Government of the Netherlands Headquarters Kromhout Kazerne, Herculeslaan 1, Utrecht Motto Wij maken de verbinding tussen willen en kunnen (we make the connection between wanting and being able to) Per scientiam vires (strength through knowledge) Employees 5,998 (2024)[1] Annual budget 864,084,000 EUR (2025) [2] Minister responsible Dilan Yeşilgöz, Minister of Defence Deputy Minister responsible Derk Boswijk, State Secretary for Defence Interservice Command executive vice-admiral Jan Willem Hartman, Commander Parent department Ministry of Defence Website www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit

The **Materiel and IT Command (COMMIT)** ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Commando Materieel en IT*, COMMIT), formerly known as the **Defence Materiel Organization (DMO)**, is a Dutch [government agency](/source/Government_agency) that reports to the [Ministry of Defence](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(Netherlands)).[3] The agency is responsible for the supply of [materiel](/source/Materiel) for the [Dutch armed forces](/source/Netherlands_Armed_Forces). It is located in [Utrecht](/source/Utrecht).[4] In April 2023 the agency changed its name from *Defence Materiel Organization* to *Materiel and IT Command*.[5]

## Organization

### Defensie Munitiebedrijf

Defensie Munitiebedrijf (DMunB) is part of COMMIT and counts around 100 employees.[6] It has the largest munitions complex of Western Europe.[7] DMunB is responsible for delivering munitions to the armed forces that can be used during operations and exercises.[8][9]

### Maritime Systems Division

The Maritime Systems Division (Dutch: Afdeling Maritieme Systemen; AMS) is the maritime engineering office of the Dutch Ministry of Defence.[10] It focuses on designing, developing, integrating and procuring new systems for the [Royal Netherlands Navy](/source/Royal_Netherlands_Navy).[11][12]

## Commanders since 2005

Jan Willem Hartman

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](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dirk_van_Dord&action=edit&redlink=1)

- December 2006 - October 2014: [Lex Hendrichs](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lex_Hendrichs&action=edit&redlink=1)

- October 2014 - December 2015: vice-admiral [Matthieu Borsboom](/source/Matthieu_Borsboom)[13]

- December 2015 – September 2023: vice-admiral [Arie Jan de Waard](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arie_Jan_de_Waard&action=edit&redlink=1)[14]

- September 2023 – Present: vice-admiral [Jan Willem Hartman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jan_Willem_Hartman&action=edit&redlink=1)[15]

## Procurement projects

COMMIT manages a variety of defense [procurement](/source/Procurement) projects.[16] Examples of past, present and future projects include:

### Army

- [PULS](/source/Lynx_(multiple_rocket_launcher)) [rocket artillery](/source/Rocket_artillery)[17][18][19]

### Air and Space Force

- [Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II](/source/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_procurement#Netherlands)

- [General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper](/source/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper#Netherlands)

### Navy

- [Combat Support Ship](/source/HNLMS_Den_Helder)[20][21]

- [*Karel Doorman*-class replacement program](/source/Anti-Submarine_Warfare_Frigate_(Koninklijke_Marine))

- [*Vlissingen*-class mine countermeasures vessel](/source/City-class_mine_countermeasures_vessel)

- [*Walrus*-class replacement program](/source/Walrus-class_replacement_program)[22][23]

- Plot Level Data Exchange and Fusion (PLDEF) system[24]

## See also

- [Future of the Royal Netherlands Navy](/source/Future_of_the_Royal_Netherlands_Navy)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Personeel Defensie"](https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/overdefensie/het-verhaal-van-defensie/aantallen-personeel) (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Financien Defensie"](https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/overdefensie/het-verhaal-van-defensie/financien) (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Arthur van Beveren (26 April 2023). ["DMO is nu COMMIT"](https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2023/03/dmo-is-nu-commit). *Materieelgezien* (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ministerie van Defensie / Defensie Materieel Organisatie"](https://www.denormaalstezaak.nl/partners/ministerie-defensie-materieel-organisatie/) (in Dutch). De Normaalste Zaak. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Name_change_1_5-0)** ["Defensie Materieel Organisatie heet voortaan Commando Materieel en IT (video)"](https://www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit/nieuws/2023/04/25/defensie-materieel-organisatie-heet-voortaan-commando-materieel-en-it) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Henny de Boer (17 December 2024). ["Drukke tijden voor Kenniscentrum Wapensystemen en Munitie"](https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2024/10/drukke-tijden-voor-kenniscentrum-wapensystemen-en-munitie). *Materieelgezien* (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Evert Brouwer (9 July 2023). ["'Z'n benen! Waar zijn z'n benen?'"](https://magazines.defensie.nl/defensiekrant/2023/21/03_munitiebedrijf-veenhuizen_21). *Defensiekrant* (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Directie Wapensystemen & Bedrijven"](https://www.defensie.nl/organisatie/commit/onderdelen/directie-wapensystemen-en-bedrijven). *Defensie.nl* (in Dutch).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Charlotte Snel (17 August 2022). ["Munitiebedrijf koploper in aankoop klein kaliber-munitie"](https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2022/06/munitiebedrijf-koploper-inkoop-klein-kalibermunitie). *Materieelgezien* (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Mariska Buitendijk (20 February 2025). ["Future of Dutch navy lies mainly in unmanned systems"](https://swzmaritime.nl/news/2025/02/20/future-of-dutch-navy-lies-mainly-in-unmanned-systems/). *SWZ|Maritime*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Jaime Karremann (19 January 2023). ["'Ingenieursbureau voor de marine' werkt aan 40 (nieuwbouw)projecten - een interview"](https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/interview-hoofd-AMS-Paul-Flos-180123.html). *Marineschepen.nl* (in Dutch).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Henny de Boer (18 February 2025). ["Infrastructuur Noordzeebodem beter in beeld"](https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2025/01/infra-noordzee). *Materieelgezien* (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Interview with VADM Matthieu Borsboom, Defensie Materieel Organisatie Director"](https://eda.europa.eu/news-and-events/news/2015/03/27/interview-with-vadm-matthieu-borsboom-defensie-materieel-organisatie-director). European Defence Agency. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Arie Jan de Waard directeur DMO bij Defensie"](https://www.algemenebestuursdienst.nl/actueel/nieuws/2015/10/20/arie-jan-de-waard-directeur-dmo-bij-defensie) (in Dutch). [Dutch Senior Civil Service](/source/Dutch_Senior_Civil_Service). 20 October 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Defensie, Ministerie van (2023-09-28). ["Hartman neemt leiding over het Commando Materieel en IT - Nieuwsbericht - Defensie.nl"](https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2023/09/28/hartman-neemt-leiding-over-het-commando-materieel-en-it). *www.defensie.nl* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-11-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** Nico Schinkelshoek (21 October 2025). ["Internationale samenwerking steeds belangrijker voor COMMIT"](https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2025/08/c-commit-over-opschalen). *Materieelgezien* (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Defensie versterkt vuurkracht met raketartillerie en langeafstandswapens"](https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2023/04/03/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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Kamerbrief over D-fase project Raketartillerie"](https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2023/04/03/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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Elbit Systems Awarded $305 Million Contract to Supply PULS Rocket Artillery Systems to the Royal Netherlands Army"](https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-awarded-305-million-contract-to-supply-puls-rocket-artillery-systems-to-the-royal-netherlands-army/). *elbitsystems.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Mariska Buitendijk (26 March 2025). ["COMMIT takes delivery of new Combat Support Ship"](https://swzmaritime.nl/news/2025/03/26/damen-hands-over-combat-support-ship-to-dutch-ministry-of-defence/). *SWZ|Maritime*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["Damen Naval delivers RNN's CSS Den Helder"](https://www.naval-technology.com/news/damen-naval-dutch-navys-css/). *Naval Technology*. 25 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["Nieuwe fase: vanaf november gaan onderzeebootbouwers met offerte aan de slag"](https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Werven-krijgen-in-november-offerte-aanvraag-onderzeeboten-300922.html) (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** Joost Margés (23 June 2023). ["Beste boot voor beste prijs"](https://magazines.defensie.nl/defensiekrant/2023/23/03_kamerbrief_onderzeeboten_23). *Defensiekrant* (in Dutch). Defensie.nl.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-24)** Richard Scott (6 June 2025). ["Plot Level Data Exchange and Fusion tested by Dutch and French Frigates"](https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/06/plot-level-data-exchange-and-fusion-tested-by-dutch-and-french-navies/). *Naval News*.

## External links

- [Defence procurement in Dutch](https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/blg-781098.pdf)

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