The Dutch Ministry of Defence has ordered 12 H225M Caracal long-range tactical transport military helicopters from Airbus to replace aging AS532 Cougars. The deal also includes support and services. Signed… Continue reading "The Netherlands Is Replacing Its AS532 Cougars Helicopters With Airbus H225Ms"
The F-16 made its final flight in Royal Netherlands Air Force service on Friday, with six F-16s departing Volkel Air Base for a formation flight lapping the Netherlands. While the… Continue reading "F-16s Make Final Flight In Dutch Service Following F-35 Full Operational Capability Annoucement"
The European F-16 Training Center in Romania was formally inaugurated on Monday, with the facility intended to provide training for Romanian and Ukrainian pilots for the F-16. The inauguration ceremony… Continue reading "European F-16 Training Center In Romania Officially Opens"
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee announced on Thursday that its gendarmes had arrested a man from Apeldoorn municipality in the center of the country, on suspicion of shooting at a Royal… Continue reading "Dutch Man Arrested For Shooting At Apache Attack Helicopter"
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has announced that it plans to purchase the Embraer C-390M to replace its C-130H Hercules fleet. Secretary of State for Defense Christophe van der… Continue reading "Netherlands Selects Embraer C-390M To Replace C-130H Fleet"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We welcome New Year with a raft of interesting articles focused on… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 January)"
The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announced the Initial Operational Capability of 4 F-35A multirole jet fighters belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht). The Netherlands is… Continue reading "Netherlands Declare Initial Operational Capability of Its F-35s"
The Dutch Ministry of Defense reports that the pilot and crew chief of a Belgian Air Force F-16 have been taken to hospital, following an incident during the startup of… Continue reading "Two Injured In Belgian F-16 Startup Incident At Dutch Air Base"
On 31 October, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) received its first Netherlands-based F-35A at Leeuwarden Air Base. The F-35A, tail number F-009, landed at 1530 local time after performing… Continue reading "Royal Netherlands Air Force Receives First Netherlands-Based F-35"
The Netherlands is to buy 8 or 9 more F-35s on top of the 37 already on order, Dutch Minister of Defense, Ank Bijleveld, said in an interview with Dutch… Continue reading "Netherlands to Buy 8 or 9 More F-35s"