Air warfare branch of the Netherlands' armed forces
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Koninklijke Luchtmacht
Badge of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
Founded
27 March 1953; 71 years ago (1953-03-27)[a]
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
Motto(s)
Latin: Parvus numero, magnus merito
"Small in numbers, great in deeds"
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]
Insignia
Roundel
Flag
Aircraft flown
Fighter
F-16A, F-35A
Attack helicopter
Boeing AH-64 Apache
Cargo helicopter
CH-47F, AS-532U2
Multirole helicopter
NH-90
Reconnaissance
MQ-9 Reaper
Trainer
PC-7
Transport
C-130H Hercules, Gulfstream G650ER
Tanker
A330 MRTT
Military unit
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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