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On Saturday September 10th 2022, an Embraer KC-390 landed at Eindhoven AB (ICAO EHEH) in the Netherlands. This Embraer KC-390 company demonstrator is traveling in Europe and this time it is staying a few days in the Netherlands. The Royal Dutch Air Force (“Koninklijke Luchtmacht”) is currently flyin...

In the weeks from October 31 to November 18, 2022, the exercise Falcon Autumn 2022 took place in the Netherlands. More than 1,000 soldiers took part in this exercise, who were also supported by an amount of 37 helicopters. The Poles participate in the exercise with a number of Mil-Mi 8M and Mil-Mi 8...

The Italian made Piaggio P180 is definitely one of the most weird shaped aircraft ever seen! In this video an aircraft of the Italian Air Force AMI is leaving Kleine-Brogel Air Base in Belgium. Also the OV-10 Bronco is a weird plane to see. There are not many examples flying around in Europe of this...

In this video an NH90 NFH which is operating in the CASEVAC role during Falcon Autumn. The term CASEVAC stands for Casual Evacuation and means that injured persons are evacuated without the presence of medical personnel. This is in contrast to a MEDEVAC (Medical Evacuation) where the injured also re...

In this video some daily action of the German fighters at Norvenich Air Base. The Eurofighters of TLG-31 are based here at this base. The TLG-33 Tornado's are temporarily based here as Buchel is currently under construction. This makes Norvenich a very nice airbase to visit with so many planes aroun...

In the weeks from October 31 to November 18, 2022, the exercise Falcon Autumn 2022 took place in the Netherlands. More than 1,000 soldiers took part in this exercise, who were also supported by an amount of 37 helicopters. During Falcon Autumn, the Dutch armed forces train together with other countr...

During Falcon Autumn, the armed forces practice protecting NATO territory. Brigade General Cas Schreurs of the 11th Airmobile Brigade explains how the exercise is built up in this video. In the scenario is a country been attacked and the allies are responding to this aggression. A so-called article ...

To keep the helicopters continuously deployable in the areas concerned, there were three Forward Arming and Refueling Point (FARP) sites in use near Deelen Air Base. A FARP has only one goal and that is to keep the helicopters deployable for as long as possible. By placing a FARP close behind the li...

The exercises of this first week during Falcon Autumn come together in a large joint action at Ossesluis in Drenthe. Falcon Autumn 2022 is a real assault exercise that involves training in occupying locations deep in enemy territory. Deelen and the Peel are start locations for the airmobile soldiers...

In this video a nice mix of German Eurofighters and Tornado's which are both based at Norvenich in Western Germany. The Tornado's will fly three years from this base as Buchel is under under construction currently. The planes in this video depart in the early morning. The lovely colors in the sky ma...

In this video two American F-15E Strike Eagle fighters will depart Leeuwarden for a Steadfast Noon mission. The Strike Eagles are normally based at RAF Lakenheath in the UK. The autumn colors make this video lovely due to the awesome colors on the background. Leeuwarden was during Steadfast Noon 202...

Yes, it will be a VERY LOUD film this time. Two Italian Tornado's were participating in last weeks missions at Volkel during the exercise Steadfast Noon 2022. This exercise is the annual training for European NATO forces to practice the nuclear scenario. Lets hope it is never needed in real life! Th...

In the week from October 16th until October 19th, 2022, American F-22A Raptors were deployed at Leeuwarden Air Base. It was the first time that the F-22 Raptor was deployed to the Netherlands. In total four aircraft were involved during this exercise. The involved aircraft were part of the deploymen...

The DHC was training on de heath near Ede with delivering heavy sling loads. For the training two AS532U2 Cougar and two CH-47F Chinook helicopters were involved. Soldiers of the 11th airmobile brigade were handling the load drop off in the field. Just enjoy the sound of the rotor blades of these he...

In this video a Boeing 777 of Ethiopian Cargo departing Liege Airport. These triple seven aircraft are daily visitors to this airfield in Belgium. Next to this aircraft also a B747 of Challenge Accepted is leaving Liege. Enjoy these huge planes in Belgium!!