Royal Netherlands Air Force

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air force military branch

The Royal Netherlands Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Dutch Armed Forces, responsible for defending the airspace of the Netherlands and contributing to international military operations.

Aliases (4)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force → military branch →
allegiance	Kingdom of the Netherlands →
branchOf	Dutch Armed Forces →
commanderTitle	Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force →
country	Netherlands →
emblem	roundel of the Royal Netherlands Air Force →
foundingDate	1953 →
garrison	Air Operations Control Station Nieuw-Milligen → Soesterberg →
hasComponent	air defense units → air operations control units → fighter squadrons → helicopter squadrons → transport squadrons →
headquartersLocation	The Hague →
language	Dutch →
motto	Voorwaarts →
nativeName	Koninklijke Luchtmacht →
operatesAircraft	Airbus A330 MRTT → Boeing AH-64 Apache → Boeing CH-47 Chinook → F-16 Fighting Falcon → Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II → NHIndustries NH90 → Pilatus PC-7 →
participatesIn	European Union military operations → ISAF in Afghanistan → NATO → NATO Baltic Air Policing → Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Inherent Resolve → United Nations peacekeeping missions →
partOf	Armed forces of the Netherlands →
precededBy	Army Aviation Group (Netherlands) →
role	aerial warfare → airspace defense → international military operations → support of ground and naval forces →
shortName	KLu → RNLAF →
task	aerial refueling → air defense of the Netherlands → air policing in Benelux airspace → close air support → reconnaissance → search and rescue → strategic airlift →
usesAircraftType	fighter aircraft → helicopters → trainer aircraft → transport aircraft → unmanned aerial vehicles →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper → Gloster Meteor → Hawker Hunter ("Dutch Air Force") → Republic F-84 Thunderjet →	usedBy
Operation Kraai → Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands → Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands →	militaryBranch
Boeing AH-64 Apache → Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II →	operator
Dutch Bronze Lion →	associatedWith
Armed Forces of the Netherlands →	hasBranch
Royal Netherlands Air Force ("Koninklijke Luchtmacht") →	nativeName
Baltic Air Policing →	participant
Royal Netherlands Air Force ("Army Aviation Group (Netherlands)") →	precededBy
Belgian Air Force →	sharesMission
Royal Netherlands Air Force ("RNLAF") →	shortName