Building the Defence Industrial Base Europe Needs
European defence resilience requires more than procurement. It requires the industrial capacity to manufacture, test, innovate and cooperate closer to home.
Industrial Capacity as a Strategic Requirement
Across Europe, defence investment is accelerating. NATO allies are increasing budgets, placing new orders and rebuilding capabilities at speed.
Long-term resilience, however, requires more than signing procurement contracts. It depends on having the physical infrastructure, technical knowledge, qualified workforce and industrial partnerships required to produce, test and support defence capabilities.
This is the vision behind MMC Bruineveld: a strategic defence-manufacturing campus in the Netherlands where production, testing, innovation and industrial cooperation can be brought together.
A Defence Location Ready for Reactivation
Bruineveld is not a greenfield concept. The site comprises approximately 140,000 m² of existing strategic defence infrastructure, industrial buildings, NATO-standard bunkers and space for future expansion.
Industrial Buildings
Existing infrastructure that can support programme-specific industrial activities.
Secure Storage
NATO-standard bunker infrastructure for controlled defence applications.
Testing and Development
A location intended to connect research, engineering, testing and qualification.
Future Expansion
Available space for new capabilities, partners and industrial programmes.
A Platform for Cooperation and Growth
Industrial Cooperation
Create an environment where Dutch and international original-equipment manufacturers can collaborate.
Local Industrial Participation
Support offset, localisation and industrial-participation programmes in the Netherlands.
Innovation Ecosystem
Connect innovative SMEs and knowledge institutions with established defence manufacturers.
Production and Testing
Enable the development of additional manufacturing, integration and testing capacity.
Skilled Employment
Create high-value employment and strengthen specialist industrial knowledge.
European Resilience
Contribute to a stronger and more resilient European defence-industrial base.
Building Capability Closer to Home
As demand for defence capabilities continues to grow, Europe must invest not only in equipment but also in the industrial foundations required to produce and sustain it.
Strategic autonomy starts with industrial capacity.
Discuss Opportunities at MMC Bruineveld
Contact Artillerie Inrichtingen Armaments B.V. to discuss industrial participation, manufacturing, testing, innovation or strategic cooperation.
