Netherlands Takes On Belgium's QRA Duties After F-16 Grounding 

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Engines powering the Dutch F-16 fleet have not experienced the same problem.
Credit: Koninklijke Luchtmacht
The Netherlands is temporarily taking over Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) air-policing duties for Belgium following the grounding of that country’s F-16 fighter fleet. The two countries generally share QRA responsibility in each other’s airspace, as well as over Luxembourg, through the Benelux air...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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