Netherlands

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has signed a contract for 12 Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters to support Dutch special operations forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the second nation in the Air Force Capability Coalition for Ukraine to deliver aircraft into the war-torn country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Munich-based company has now raised more than €135 million.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Netherlands Air Force is set to become the second European air arm after Norway’s to depend entirely on the F-35 for combat aircraft operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The six aircraft are part of a wider defense spending package worth €2.4 billion ($2.6 billion).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines cautiously welcomed the less drastic plans, which foresee a reduction in aircraft movements to 475,000-485,000.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
“New threats require action,” the Dutch government says, also announcing it will spend money on helicopters, tanks and warships in addition to the F-35 JSF buy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
PAL-V has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with airport owner Forum Group to establish an assembly and delivery center for the Liberty fly-drive vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Zelenskyy signed a decree that dismissed Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, the Ukrainian air force commander since 2021.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
NATO looks set to purchase a further three Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft to bolster the alliance’s Multinational MRTT Unit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Netherlands has signed an order with Robin Radar Systems for sensors to detect small UAS and plans to donate them to Ukraine to bolster air defense.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Embraer has signed a contract with the Netherlands and Austria for the European countries’ joint procurement of nine C-390 tactical airlifters.
Farnborough Airshow

By Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
After months of preparation, Ukraine is about to receive its first batch of F-16s to help it battle Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A Dutch court has ruled that the Netherlands must follow a European Union procedure for reducing noise at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Germany, Italy and the Netherlands are buying 940 Stinger Block 1 missiles from Raytheon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Ukrainian pilots will fly Lockheed Martin F-16s in the country’s skies this summer as the official handover is underway.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Kurt Hoffman
Vienna is eager to replace its three Lockheed Martin C-130s that are now about 50 years old.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway have been approved to acquire hundreds of Raytheon Amraam missiles to equip combat aircraft and ground-based air defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has declared its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet ready to take on the dual-capable aircraft (DCA) nuclear mission from the F-16.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Dutch Defense Ministry has given the green light to upgrade electronic warfare suites on its AH-64, CH-47 and NH90 helicopters, the government says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Elysian has expanded the advisory board providing input on the design, development and operation of its proposed 90-passenger battery-electric aircraft, the E9X.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands and Poland look set to expand SEAD/DEAD capability of their combat aircraft with the procurement of anti-radiation missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands and Austria are to cooperate on procurement of the Embraer C-390 airlifter, Austrian defense officials have said.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
The end of the F-16’s operational service in the Netherlands has moved a step closer with the type’s withdrawal from domestic air policing operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations