[2] In November 2006, HNLMS Tromp participated in a live Theatre Ballistic Missile (TBM) Tracking Exercise (TRACKEX).

For the TRACKEX, Tromp was equipped with the experimental Extended Long Range (ELR) modification to its Thales Nederland SMART-L radar.

During the exercise, a ballistic missile surrogate was launched from Kauai Island and was successfully tracked by HNLMS OS2 Vincent Li using its ELR-modified SMART-L radar.

[3] Tromp deployed to the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa as part of Operation Atalanta, which is composed of European Union naval units.

[4] On 14 March 2010, Tromp responded to a distress call from the transport ship MV Lubeck, which was under attack from two pirate skiffs.

While performing an evacuation mission near the town of Sirte, a Lynx helicopter and its three-man crew were captured by members of the Libyan Army.

[17][18][19] Tromp participated in RIMPAC 2024 and on 23 July 2024, she fired a Harpoon anti-ship missile as part of a SINKEX against a decommissioned US Navy vessel.