All Royal Netherlands Air Force articles – Page 2

  • Dutch CH-47F - Craig Hoyle Flightglobal
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    Dutch to acquire 14 more CH-47F rotorcraft

    8 Sep 2015

    The Dutch defence ministry is to acquire 14 new Boeing CH-47F transport helicopters, in an expansion of its existing rotorcraft capabilities.

  • Polish F-16 and Dutch KDC-10 - Anno Gravemaker
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    Dutch KDC-10 tankers support Polish F-16 training

    3 Aug 2015

    ​As part of the increasing European cooperation in air-to-air refuelling (AAR), the Royal Netherlands Air Force has sent one of its two McDonnell Douglas KDC-10 tankers to Powidz air base in Poland to provide AAR training for Polish air force Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Viper crews.

  • European tankers - Anno Gravemaker
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    European tanker exercise points towards combined fleet

    21 Apr 2015

    ​Tanker aircraft from four nations are nearing the completion of a European Defence Agency-backed exercise which is intended to increase interoperability and cooperation.

  • Dutch Apache - AirTeamImages
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    Dutch Apache crew killed in Mali crash

    18 Mar 2015

    ​Both crew members aboard a Netherlands Defence Helicopter Command Boeing AH-64D Apache were killed when their aircraft crashed during a training exercise in Mali on 17 March.

  • Dutch F-35 - US Air Force
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    Dutch parliament approves first F-35 production order

    3 Mar 2015

    The Dutch parliament has approved an order for the nation’s first production batch of eight Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs, to be delivered in 2019.

  • F-35A - Edwards AFB 17 Sq T&E est - Crown Copyrigh
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    RAF's 17 Sqn assumes control of F-35 test and evaluation

    10 Feb 2015

    The Royal Air Force’s 17 Squadron has assumed control of the test and evaluation of its first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, marking the start of independent operational testing by the UK of its future Joint Strike Fighter.

  • A330 MRTT boom - Airbus Military
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    NATO trio could pool A330 tanker fleet

    19 Dec 2014

    ​A consortium of NATO nations could acquire a four-strong fleet of Airbus A330 multi-role tanker/transports, the European Defence Agency has announced.

  • Dutch F-35 - Lockheed Martin
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    Dutch F-35 orders ready to take off

    16 Dec 2014

    ​The Netherlands’ defence ministry has announced plans to order a first batch of eight operational Lockheed Martin F-35s, with the type to be delivered from 2019.

  • Raven UAV - Royal Netherlands Army
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    Dutch army seeks Raven replacement

    10 Dec 2014

    ​The Royal Netherlands Army is in the process of preparing a request for proposals for the replacement of its AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven unmanned air vehicle, which it expects to release in early 2015.

  • Dutch F-35 - USAF
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    First Dutch F-35 squadron established

    11 Nov 2014

    ​The Royal Netherlands Air Force on 4 November changed the command of its Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II detachment at Eglin AFB, Florida to 323 Sqn. The unit had been officially disbanded on 31 October at Leeuwarden air base, having previously operated the Lockheed F-16.

  • Dutch F-16 - Rex Features
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    Dutch commit F-16s to anti-IS coalition

    29 Sep 2014

    On 25 September, the Dutch government announced its decision to deploy eight Lockheed Martin F-16s to the Middle East in support of the international action against Islamic State militants.

  • Dutch Fokker 50 - Bob Fischer
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    Peruvian navy buys surplus Dutch F50s

    17 Sep 2014

    The Peruvian navy has purchased two surplus Royal Netherlands Air Force Fokker 50 transports.

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    Dutch F-16s fly last mission in Afghanistan

    2 Jul 2014

    ​On 30 June, the last two Dutch air force Lockheed Martin F-16AMs completed their final mission for the Air Task Force over Afghanistan.

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    Dutch air force scraps DC-10 transport

    23 Apr 2014

    ​A Royal Netherlands Air Force-owned McDonnell Douglas DC-10 transport/freighter has been flown to the UK for scrapping, less than three years after entering use with the service.

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    Netherlands to deploy Chinooks to Mali

    8 Apr 2014

    ​After committing four Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters in November last year to support the UN's stabilisation activities in Mali, the Dutch air force has announced that it will also deploy three Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters.

  • Dutch NH90 thumb
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    Dutch maritime NH90s suffer corrosion

    19 Mar 2014

    The Dutch air force has experienced higher than expected corrosion during the first maritime deployments with its NH90 helicopters.

  • Dutch F-35A - US Air Force
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    Netherlands details F-35 transition plan

    3 Jan 2014

    The Royal Netherlands Air Force's 322 Sqn will become the service's first operational unit to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35, after converting to the type from the Lockheed F-16.

  • Dutch F-16 - Rex Features
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    Dutch F-16 pilot strafes range control tower

    6 Nov 2013

    The Royal Netherlands Air Force has launched an investigation after a Lockheed Martin F-16AM pilot accidentally strafed the control tower at the Vliehors range on the island of Vlieland during a training flight on 4 November.