This October, the “Frisian Flag” exercise took place at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands
The international air exercise Frisian Flag 2023 took place from Monday 2 to Friday 13 October 2023 at Leeuwarden Air Base, The Netherlands. Unrest...
KLM to let Ministry of Defence operate repatriation flights from Israel for Dutch people
State of affairs of KLM repatriation flight
KLM is pleased that the Ministry of Defence can provide a military flight to get Dutch people home...
The Netherlands and Denmark will together supply up to 61 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Denmark and the Netherlands, where both countries pledged to provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. This decision comes shortly...
US approves F-16 fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine from Denmark and The Netherlands
The United States has granted approval for F-16 fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands, to bolster Ukraine's defence...
Two Dutch F-16 fighter jets sent to intercept two Russian bombers near Dutch airspace
Two Dutch Air Force F-16 fighter jets were dispatched to intercept two Russian bombers that were approaching Dutch airspace. The intercept was part of...
QRA above Belgium for a Gulf Air Boeing 787 loss of communication
A Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 registered A9C-FE operating flight GF3 from Bahrain to London Heathrow apparently lost communications while flying over Belgium or the...
Apache helicopter makes precautionary landing at Maastricht Aachen Airport
On 26 April around noon, an Apache AH-64 attack helicopter of the Royal Netherlands Air Force made a precautionary landing at Maastricht Aachen airport....
[Pics] Boeing delivers 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), concluding the country’s latest fleet update.
“Our continuing partnership with the Royal Netherlands...
[Pics] Boeing delivers first upgraded AH-64E Apache to Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing has delivered the first AH-64E Version 6, or v6, Apache helicopter featuring improved performance, sensors and software to the Royal Netherlands Air Force...
Dutch Defence selects Embraer C-390M to replace the Hercules C-130
The Dutch Defence has found a successor for the C-130H Hercules in the C-390M of the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer. The intention is that the...
[Pictures] Deployment of Dutch helicopter gunships in Florennes Air Base (Belgium)
On 17 January, a series of exercises for a Dutch helicopter detachment started at the Florennes base. About 100 people are deployed at this...
Several European air forces scramble for two Russian Air Force Tu-160 “Blackjack” aircraft
Around 1300 (UTC +1), two Russian Tu-160 “Blackjack” aircraft did not adhere to the identification procedures, according to the military. A Norwegian QRA (Quick...
Boeing accredited to maintain Chinooks for Royal Netherlands Air Force
Accreditation enables scheduled maintenance for Chinooks and positions Boeing for future support work in Europe
Boeing recently obtained maintenance accreditation in the Netherlands to provide...
The Royal Netherlands Air Force retires its last KDC-10 tanker
On Thursday 7 October, the last KDC-10 tanker and transport aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (tail number T-235 'Jan Scheffer') will carry...
End of F-16 operations at Dutch Air Base Leeuwarden
With the arrival of the F-35 as a new fighter aircraft, the era of the F-16s at Leeuwarden Air Base ends. The ceremonial end...
Dutch Chinook helicopters to the rescue to extinguish the forest fire in the Brecht (Belgium) nature reserve
This Friday morning, a fire broke out in the military area of ??Brecht, north of Brasschaat (Belgium), during a shooting exercise by the 11th...
Dutch military transport aircraft practice in Belgian airspace
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is holding a large-scale exercise in the Netherlands from 23 November to 11 December 2020. Next week they will...
Dutch army NH-90 helicopter crash in Aruba, 2 dead
A Dutch army helicopter crashed on Sunday afternoon after taking off from the Netherlands Antilles island Aruba, killing two people, the Defence Ministry said...
MQ-9B SkyGuardian: The next generation of remotely piloted aircraft
The MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) possesses a number of unique advantages not found in manned platforms:...
Boeing delivers first CH-47F Chinook to Royal Netherlands Air Force
Aircraft is first of 20 CH-47F Chinooks to be delivered to RNLAF
The Netherlands is one of eight NATO nations to operate the...