The Royal Netherlands Air Force has removed its fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons from the BENELUX Air Policing duties and instead, the role will now be filled by the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II to protect the airspace over Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has retired its 52-year-old Medium Power Radar (MPR) based in Nieuw Milligen, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 2 April. The MPR in Nieuw Milligen has been in service since 1971, s.
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft have taken on air-defence duties for the BENELUX countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg for the first time. A file photo of an RNLAF F-35A Lightning II of t.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has handed over the responsibility of guarding the Belgian, Netherlands and Luxembourg (BENELUX) airspace to its southern neighbour Belgium.