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Boeing delivers 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force
Boeing announced that it had delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), completing…
2022-11-15
Red Flag Nellis, the world’s toughest air combat training, wraps up in Nevada
Units from the United States Department of Defense, the Royal Air Force (RAF), and the Royal Australian Air…
2024-02-05
US and UK conduct air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
In a coordinated effort, US and British armed forces conducted air strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen…
2024-01-12
Ukrainian pilots begin F-16 flight training with Royal Air Force
Ukrainian fighter pilots are now learning to fly F-16 fighter jets with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in…
2023-12-27
US government backs airlines plea against Schiphol Airport capacity cuts
Slot allocation issues at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) seem about to escalate into a transatlantic legal dispute. On…
2023-11-06
Romania, Netherlands, Lockheed Martin agree to establish F-16 pilot training center
The Ministry of National Defense of Romania, the Defence Ministry of the Netherlands, and Lockheed Martin signed a…
2023-08-30
Royal Danish Air Force intercepts two Russian bombers headed to NATO airspace
The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) identified two Russian bombers flying towards the Netherlands airspace, the Royal Netherlands…
2023-08-14
Demonstrators climb over fence and sit on Dutch air base runway
Ten people were arrested at the Volkel Air Base in the southern Netherlands after climbing the fence and…
2023-08-08
Eleven nations form coalition to train the Ukrainian Air Force pilots to fly the F-16
During the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on July 11, 2023, eleven partner states signed a Memorandum outlining…
2023-07-12
Netherlands to replace Cougar with Caracal helicopters for special operations
The Dutch Ministry of Defense opted to replace its aging fleet of 12 Cougar helicopters with 14 new…
2023-06-06
NATO orders additional Airbus A330 for Multinational MRTT Fleet
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has ordered an additional Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). The…
2023-03-29
IATA plans to sue Dutch government over Schiphol airport capacity limits
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is taking legal action against the Dutch government over planned capacity limits…
2023-03-06
KLM forced to apologize after Kenya, Tanzania refute ‘false’ civil unrest claim
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) has apologized after facing backlash for issuing an “explanation” stating that flights to…
2023-01-30
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to extend pax cap until March due to staff shortage
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport said it would continue to limit the daily number of passengers during the upcoming months…
2022-09-30
German Air Force to join Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black for first time
The German Air Force is set to travel to Australia to make its debut in the country’s multi-national…
2022-08-15
Netherlands to replace C-130 Hercules with Embraer C-390 transporter
The Dutch Ministry of Defense has selected the C-390 Millennium from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer to replace the four C-130H…
2022-06-20
Pentagon approves $117 million sale of AIM-9X missiles to the Netherlands
The US State Department has approved the sale of the AIM-9X, the new US-made heat-seeking air-to-air missile, to…
2022-05-30
Ex-Norwegian F-16s to become a part of Draken private air force
Draken US, a Texas-based private military contractor, has announced purchasing 12 General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the government…
2021-12-06