Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command

Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command
Defensie Grondgebonden Luchtverdedigingscommando (DGLC)
Emblem of the DGLC
Founded29 March 2012
Country Netherlands
BranchRoyal Netherlands Army
TypeAir defence
Sizec. 850 personnel
Part ofUnder command of the Commander of the Royal Netherlands Army
Garrison/HQLieutenant General Best Barracks in Venray
Motto(s)Verenigd op de grond, daadkrachtig in de lucht ("United on the ground, decisive in the air")
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Jos Kuijpers[1]

The Joint Ground-based Air Defence Command (Dutch: Defensie Grondgebonden Luchtverdedigingscommando, DGLC) is a joint command of the Royal Netherlands Army, formed in 2012 after amalgamation of the Commando Luchtdoelartillerie (Anti-aircraft Artillery Command) of the Royal Netherlands Army and the Groep Geleide Wapens (Group Guided Weapons) of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The command is responsible for all ground-based air defence tasks and consists of both army and air force personnel.[2] The DGLC employs an integrated layered air-defence approach featuring FIM-92 Stinger, NASAMS II and MIM-104 Patriot systems.

  1. ^ de Koning, Ad (27 February 2020). "Jos Kuijpers nieuwe man op DGLC Vredepeel". Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Defensie Grondgebonden Luchtverdedigingscommando". defensie.nl. Ministry of Defence. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.