US EditionDutch air force renamed to Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force to reflect operational role in space
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The air force is looking higher. After years of experimenting with mini-satellites, the air force launched the first satellite into space that will seriously work for defense. With this, the air force is now really expanding its area of operation into space, but...still from Brabant. Anyone driving on the A16 between Breda and Prinsenbeek will pass the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. From the outside, there is little to see. Onl…
Dutch air force renamed to Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force to reflect operational role in space
According to the Ministry of Defence, the new name better represents the armed forces’ active role across all operational domains: sea, land, air, cyber, and now also space. The Ministry states that air and space are “inseparably connected,” and that space is now visibly embedded within the air force structure. Image: Dutch Ministry of Defence. Lieutenant General André Steur, Commander of the Air Force, stressed that space is no longer a mat…
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