Royal Netherlands Air Force
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The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF; Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), "Royal Air Force") is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It was created in 1953 to succeed its predecessor, the Luchtvaartafdeling (English: aviation department) of the Dutch Army, which was founded in 1913. The aerobatic display team of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, active from 1979 until 2019, was the Solo Display Team.
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Royal Netherlands Air Force | |
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Koninklijke Luchtmacht | |
Founded | 27 March 1953; 71 years ago (1953-03-27)[lower-alpha 1] |
Country | Netherlands |
Type | Air force Space force |
Role | Aerial warfare Space warfare |
Size | 6,540 active military personnel (2021) [1] |
Part of | Dutch Armed Forces |
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March | Parade March of the Royal Netherlands Air Force |
Website | defensie.nl |
Commanders | |
Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force | Lieutenant-general André Steur[2] |
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Roundel | |
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Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-16A, F-35A |
Attack helicopter | AH-64E |
Cargo helicopter | CH-47F, AS-532U2 |
Multirole helicopter | NH90 NFH |
Reconnaissance | MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 |
Trainer | PC-7 |
Transport | C-130H Hercules, Gulfstream G650ER |
Tanker | A330 MRTT |
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