Page 13 - AirForces Monthly - Issue 381 (December 2019)

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First RNLAF THE KONINKLIJKE Refueling Services (OARS);
Luchtmacht (Royal
T-235 will follow in 2021.
KDC-10 Netherlands Air Force, RNLAF) The KDC-10s will provide
the contractor with a new
completed a final mission
boom refuelling capability.
with KDC-10 serial T-264 Prins
withdrawn Bernard on November 1. The Douglas as a DC-10-30 at
Built by McDonnell
tanker-transport, operated by
334 Squadron at Eindhoven
Air Base, was officially Long Beach, California,
for Martinair Holland, c/n
withdrawn from service, 46985/264 was delivered as
but sister aircraft T-235 will PH-MBT in December 1978.
continue to operate until 2021. Through the years, Martinair
Both KDC-10s will ultimately leased the aircraft for short
make way for the eight A330 periods to airlines including
Multi-Role Tanker Transports Garuda Indonesia, Qantas,
(MRTT) being acquired KLM and World Airways.
under the Multinational The aircraft was sold to the
MRTT Fleet (MMF) – see RNLAF as T-264 in July 1992
also Intel Report, p30-34. and modified for military
Serial T-264 departed use as a tanker/transport.
for the US on November It had been flown by 334
4 where it will continue Squadron since September
Stephan de Bruijn to fly with Omega Aerial 1995. Stephan de Bruijn
First NH90 Sea Lion
delivered to Germany
AIRBUS HELICOPTERS facility in Bavaria on
has handed over the first October 24 and another
of 18 NH90 Sea Lion naval two will follow before
multi-role helicopters to the the end of the year.
Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, The Sea Lion was selected
Informationstechnik und as the successor to the Sea
Nutzung der Bundeswehr King in March 2013 and a
(BAAINBw, Federal Office corresponding contract was
of Bundeswehr Equipment, signed in June 2015. All
Information Technology 18 should be received by
and In-Service Support). 2022, replacing the fleet of
The initial aircraft, 79+54 21 Sea King Mk41s used by Deutsche Marine
(NGEN04), was delivered Marinefliegergeschwader
to the Deutsche Marine 5 (MFG 5) at Nordholz in Germany has also selected Frigate Helicopters (MRFH) warfare rotorcraft. Deliveries
(German Navy) at the the search and rescue and an undisclosed number of to replace its fleet of 22 Sea of the new batch of NH90s
company’s Donauwörth troop transport roles. additional NH90 Multi-Role Lynx Mk88A anti-submarine will begin in 2025.
Latest Norwegian NH90 delivered New Hips for Serbia

Above: Serial 12493 is one of the Serbian Air Force and Air
Defence’s three newly acquired Mi-17V-5s. Dimitrije Ostojić
Norwegian NH90 NFH serial 358, carrying Kystvakt (coast guard) titles and destined to join 337 THE RATNO mešovita helikopterska

Skvadron, takes o from De Kooy on September 30 after a weekend stop while on delivery to vazduhoplovstvo i eskadrila (890th Mixed
Bardufoss. Kees van der Mark protivvazduhoplovna Helicopter Squadron)
THE PENULTIMATE NH90 Norway ordered 14 NH90 of the NH90s in 2022 and odbrana (RV i PVO, since July 2016, in basic
Serbian Air Force and Air
unarmed configuration.
NATO Frigate Helicopter NFHs in November 2001, have all helicopters fully Defence) took delivery The three new helicopters,
(NFH) for the Forsvaret including eight for search operational by 2025. of three new Mi-17V-5 serials 12493, 12494 and
(Norwegian Armed Forces), and rescue and fisheries The NH90s are flown by helicopters at Batajnica air 12495, are in combat
serial 358 (c/n 1358, inspection operated on two Luftforsvaret (Royal base on October 16. The configuration with four
NNWN13), was delivered behalf of the coast guard Norwegian Air Force, Hips arrived in Serbia on external hardpoints,
from Leonardo Helicopters’ and six for anti-submarine RNoAF) squadrons. No 334 board a Russian An-124 ASO-2V flare dispensers
facility in Tessera, Italy, warfare used for the navy. Skvadron operates NH90s transport. The same day, and armour around the
on September 27. The The first arrived in Norway from Bardufoss air base the second of five H145M cabin and engines.
helicopter arrived at De in December 2011 and 11 and Haakonsvern naval helicopters contracted for Serials 12494 and 12495
Kooy Naval Air Station in have been delivered to date. base in support of the navy. the RV i PVO was ferry- are additionally equipped
the Netherlands later that Another two remain with Also at Bardufoss, 337 flown from Germany. with clamshell cargo
day. After a weekend stop, it the manufacturer for trials. Skvadron is tasked with Two previous Mi-17V-5s, doors that can be removed
continued its delivery flight Norway now expects to support flights for the coast serials 12491 and 12492, for paratrooper training.
to Norway on September 30. conclude the introduction guard. Kees van der Mark have served with the 890. Aleksandar Radić

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