Netherlands

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 joined the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35s shot down Russian drones as part of a NATO mission to help protect Polish air space, the Dutch defense minister confirmed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Daedalean, a Swiss developer of certifiable artificial-intelligence (AI)-based avionics, is to be acquired by Destinus Group.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Several NATO countries have become the first to contribute to the new PURL initiative to arm Ukraine with U.S.-made defense equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Austrian military is looking to scale up its involvement in space projects.
Satellites

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Victoria Moores
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it has dropped an urgent legal bid to block a planned flight cap at its hub, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, after securing more winter slots.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
ESA engineers are using a system testbed to prepare algorithms on the second generation of Galileo timing, positioning and navigation satellites.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The UK's plans to buy a fleet of F-35As to carry out NATO’s dual capable aircraft nuclear mission have made headlines in the country.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Germany and Norway have agreed to jointly procure the Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile that both countries plan to employ on their Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Netherlands plans to field four high-resolution Iceye synthetic aperture radar satellites, the Finnish spacecraft provider says.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
The Hydrogen Aircraft Propulsion and Storage System program aims to fly a liquid-hydrogen, fuel-cell powertrain on a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
A Royal Netherlands Air Force report urges “targeted interventions” to keep Joint Strike Fighter pilots healthy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
A NATO ambition for member states to spend 5% of their GDP on defense will be on the agenda when the heads of member governments convene later this month.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has flown the final F-16 bound for Ukraine to Belgium, where it will be made ready for operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has been given the green light to acquire Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles for its warships.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Three years after the Dutch government first proposed a flight cap, plans for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are still up in the air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
For the first time outside the U.S., a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has shared data with the Dutch information system Keystone.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Aviation industry players have filed summary proceedings against the Dutch government’s decision to implement a controversial cap at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Sweden will buy four Embraer C-390s through a multinational contracting vehicle established last July by the Netherlands.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
In its annual report, published Feb. 19, Pilatus says the situation with suppliers post-COVID “remains challenging.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall is due to start delivering to the Netherlands simulators for Embraer C-390 transport aircraft under a recently agreed deal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The three-year Battage—a moniker combining "battery" and "age"—is led by Italy and involves participants from Belgium, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The service will replace its existing fleet of 13 PC-7s with eight PC-7MKXs and four flight simulators.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
Warsaw said it expects deliveries in 2029-35.
Missile Defense & Weapons