News - Royal Netherlands Air Force
64 news items of Royal Netherlands Air Force
A look at the Defence news 18 – 25 February
In a letter to the House of Representatives, Minister of Defence Ank Bijleveld-Schouten reported that the Defence Intelligence ...
A look at the Defence news 3 – 10 December
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops in the fight against ISIS, taking part in nine missions and using force in seven of these. ...
New at Defence: Netherlands Special Operations Command (video)
Special Operations Forces (SOF) are becoming increasingly important, yet at a national level this capability was until recently ...
A look at the Defence news 27 November – 2 December
Dutch F-16s supported ground troops during 9 missions in the fight against ISIS, in 3 of which force was used. The aircraft came ...
A look at the Defence news, 15 – 21 October
Earlier this week, the fuel systems of 2 Dutch F-35s were checked. The system of 1 aircraft was found to be not functioning ...
A look at the Defence news 17 – 23 July
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the United States of America for the procurement of 4 MQ-9 ...
A look at the Defence news 16 – 22 April
Two Defence speeches have won the American Cicero Speechwriting Award. They are former minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert’s ...
A look at the Defence news 9 – 15 April
Almost 70 jet fighters are participating in Frisian Flag, which started this week. During this major annual exercise hosted by ...
Defence White Paper focusing on a robust, agile military force
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence can once again have confidence in the future. After years of budget cuts, the Defence ...
A look at the Defence news 22 – 29 January
Dutch F-16s this week attacked ISIS positions and armoured vehicles. They were acting in support of coalition ground troops. ...