By next month the Ministry should be able to tell the world what precisely they need - including the number of deployment trucks, large cargo vehicles, and personnel. In exchange, firms may get long-term paid contracts for tailor-made vehicles — tank low-loaders, and haulage containers for ammunition and dangerous goods, for instance.

Concerns About Russian Mobilization Out of the Blue
Sources have cautioned that Russia could move up to 300,000 men into Kaliningrad within 48 hours.

"Think about 300,000 Russian troops in Kaliningrad. That makes you nervous. You have to be able to move equipment quickly.

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At the moment, the Dutch military does not have the number of vehicles and staff needed to undertake such an operation. Laws to commandeer private equipment in an emergency can only be invoked during wartime. So, instead, the government is talking with private logistics companies about signing contracts to be at the ready for use, both in peace and turmoil.

Private Sector On The Frontlines Now
Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has been in talks with business leaders and has visited military bases to try to communicate the urgency. At an event in Rotterdam recently, he was said to have told the transport sector: "We're not at war, but we're in no-man's land either."

The Ministry is adding more companies in the new tender due in July.

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