
The ammunition supply also needs to be expanded for more sustainability. So more and more powerful anti-tank agents are needed.

That is why the armed forces need more clout. Potential opponents are getting stronger through expansion and modernization. The Netherlands Ministry of Defence will replace and expand its short-range anti-tank capacity.

The Panzerfaust 3 is operated by at least 11 countries and has first seen combat in Afghanistan. The Panzerfaust 3’s name dates back to the Panzerfaust used by the German army in World War II, which consisted of a small, disposable preloaded launch tube firing a high explosive anti-tank warhead, operated by a single soldier. The Panzerfaust 3 is a modern disposable recoilless anti-tank weapon, which was developed between 19 and put into service by the Bundeswehr in 1992.

The Dutch Army will continue to operate its Panzerfaust 3 disposable anti-tank rocket launchers as its very short-range anti-tank weapon, but will buy new short-range systems while developing, together with Germany, a new light-weight short-range anti-tank weapon capable of defeating active protection systems.
