R.W. (Raymond) Knops

For the past five years, the Netherlands Industries for Defence & Security (NIDV) has acted as the coordinator for the Partners for International Business (PIB) initiative for Malaysia. Of course, all things must end, and at the start of 2025 the PIB came to an end after receiving the maximum extension the program allows for. However, while the program might have ended, 10 of the companies involved have chosen to continue their activities in Malaysia. As a coalition, they will be supported by the Malaysian Dutch Business Council (MDBC) in their efforts to find success in the Malaysian defence and security sector.

More than 3,000 visitors and around 150 exhibitors gathered on Thursday 21 November for the 35th edition of NEDS. At a time when scaling up and accelerating procurement and production is paramount importance, the exhibition was a great opportunity to catch up on the latest developments in the field of the defence and security industry in a single day.

On the 26th and 27th of June, government special envoy Maxime Verhagen visited Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth together with reprentatives from the Ministry for economic affairs and climate, industry, and knowledge institutions and the NIDV.