New combat clothing will be distributed to Dutch military personnel later than planned. The delay is the indirect result of excessive heat in Tunisia, according to documents sent to Parliament on Friday by Ministry of Defense State Secretary Derk Boswijk.

The delay could last at least four months, with the new clothing expected to be handed out to soldiers during the first quarter of next year. This was originally planned for September, the CDA politician said.

Two years ago, the Ministry of Defense ordered combat clothing from the German company, Hexonia. One of that firm’s suppliers is located in Tunisia, where power outages occurred this summer due to extreme heat.

“Important items of clothing, such as the combat jacket and combat trousers, did not arrive as a result,” it said on the Ministry of Defense website

“The delay has no practical consequences for the equipment of current and new personnel,” Boswijk wrote to the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Parliament. New soldiers will receive temporary clothing.