Holanda debate si comprar un segundo F-35 para pruebas/Dutch Debate Buying Second Test F-35

El Pentágono ha otorgado a Holanda un mes mas, para decisión de compra de un segundo F-35. La fecha límite era el 31 de Marzo.
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The Pentagon has granted the Dutch defense ministry another month to decide whether to purchase a second F-35 test aircraft.
The deadline for executing the contract was March 31, but the Dutch defense minister, Hans Hillen, tells parliament that the Pentagon has extended the deadline until the end of April
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Se sospecha que Holanda no podrá comprar los 85 F-35 firmados/Dutch parliament to hold emergency debate on F-35

El Parlamento holandés va a celebrar un debate de urgencia sobre el F-35, tras la publicación en la prensa de unos cables de WikiLeaks, que sugieren que Holanda no puede afrontar la compra de los 85 F-35 bajo pedido.
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The Dutch parliament will hold an emergency debate on the F-35 at the request of the Green Left party.
The move came about after Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad published U.S. diplomatic cables given by WikiLeaks, which suggested the Dutch government cannot afford all 85 F-35s it claims to be buyi
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Tu-95 Rusos interceptados sobre Holanda/Russian bomber planes intercepted in Dutch airspace

Dos bombarderos rusos fueron interceptados por F-16 holandeses la pasad noche cuando entraban en espacio aéreo holandés.
Los F-16 vigilaban los movimientos de los Tu-95, que habían sido escoltados por aviones Noruegos y daneses.
Los F-16 siguieron a los rusos hasta que se dirigieron a las islas británicas.
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Two Russian bombers were intercepted by Dutch F-16 planes last night. The Russians had flown into Dutch airspace; it is not clear why the Russian planes were there.
The F-16s were ordered to monitor the movements of the Bear T-95 planes. Before they entered Dutch airspace, the Russians were escorted by the Norwegian and Danish air forces.
The F-16s followed the Russian planes until the British air force took over above the British Isles.
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Record de vuelo de los F-16 Holandeses en Afganistán/ Dutch F-16s milestone

Los F-16 de la Real Fuerza Aérea Holandesa desplegados en Afganistán han alcanzado las 16.000 horas de vuelo en apoyo de operaciones a ISAF. Los F-16 holandeses se están empleando en misiones para descubrir artefactos explosivos con el pod ‘RecceLite’.
Holanda opera el F-16 en Afganistán desde 2002. Su base inicial fué Manas, en Kyrgyzstan, después Kabul y actualmente Kandahar.
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The Royal Netherlands Air Force’s Air Task Force (ATF) at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan notched up its 16,000th flying hour for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The ATF’s F-16AM Falcons are currently flying daily reconnaissance missions for improvised explosive devices (IED) using the ‘RecceLite’ digital aerial system.
The aircraft have been operating over Afghanistan since 2002. Initially they were based at Manas in Kyrgyzstan, but moved to Kabul International Airport in November 2006 and later Kandahar Airfield.
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Se informa al parlamento holandés que el coste del F-35 será un 20% superior al inicial/ Dutch parliament told F-35 price increased by 20%

El ministro de defensa de Holanda ha informado a informado al parlamento de que el coste real de los 85 F-35 que va a adquirir Holanda es de 7.600 millones de euros, un 20 por ciento superior a los 6.200 millones iniciales.
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In his letter to the Dutch parliament, defense minister Hans Hillen wrote that the true cost of buying 85 F-35s is now €7.6 billion, twenty-percent more than the original estimate of €6.2 billion.
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F-16 de la Fuerza Aérea Holandesa interceptan TU-95 de Rusia/ Dutch F-16s Intercept Russian Tu-95 Aircraft

El pasado 19 de Octubre, dos F-16 holandeses de la base de Leeuwarden interceptaron dos bombarderos rusos Tu-95 que habían entrado al espacio aéreo holandés sin identificarse.
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On 19 October, two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s from Leeuwarden Air Base intercepted two Russian “Bear” Tu-95 bombers. The Russians penetrated Dutch airspace without making their identities known.
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Holanda comprará menos de los 85 F-35 que tenía previstos/ Netherlands may buy less than 85 F-35s

Tras el nuevo panorama político surgido en Holanda después de las recientes elecciones, este país seguramente reducirá el número de unidades a comprar del F-35 JSF. Holanda tenía una reserva por 85 unidades.
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MPs from across the political spectrum want to reduce the number of JSF fighter jets the Netherlands is planning to buy to below the 85 on the provisional order books.
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Holanda seguirá en el programa F-35/ The Dutch government has confirmed its intention to continue with the F-35 programme

El gobierno de coalición holandés, ha anunciado la adquisición de un F-35 en 2011 como parte de la fase inicial de evaluación, aunque no ha decidido todaviá sobre el reemplazo de los F-16. Actualmente Holanda dispone de cinco escuadrones de F-16, que se reducirían si se adquiere el F-35.
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The prospective Dutch coalition government has confirmed its intention to continue with the F-35 programme with the announcement of a second test aircraft to be bought in 2011 for the Initial Operational Test & Evaluation phase.
However the coalition is postponing any decision on the F-16 replacement programme until after the next general election, due in 2014 and says the number of aircraft bought “would appear not to be 85, as originally planned, but 58 as previously planned for procurement as ‘Batch 1’.”
At present the Royal Netherlands Air Force (KLu) has five front-line squadrons of F-16s, but this is likely to be reduced with a smaller buy of F-35s.
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La Fuerza Aérea Holandesa recibe finalmente helicópteros NH90/The Dutch air force finally gets long awaited NH90

La Fuerza Aérea Holandesa ha recibido el 18 de mayo de 2010, el largamente esperado helicóptero NH90, en la base nave de De Kooy. La entrega se ha retrasado repetidamente debido a problemas técnicos, especialmente con el peso del helicóptero.
Sustituirá a los Lynx, y Holanda ha pedido 20 unidades en dos variantes: NFH (NATO Frigate Helicopter-Helicóptero naval) y TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter-Transporte táctico y SAR).
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The Dutch air force is finally getting its long-awaited new helicopter on May, 18th 2010 at De Kooy marine airbase.
The project has repeatedly been delayed by technical problems, particularly regarding the helicopter's weight.
Originally intended to replace the Lynx helicopter in 2007, the Netherlands has ordered 20 of the new machines in two variants: the NFH (NATO Frigate Helicopter) for anti-submarine and anti-surface unit warfare and the TTH (Tactical Transport Helicopter) for troop transport and search and rescue missions.
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Holanda recibe un tercer Hércules/The Royal Netherlands Air Force has received a third C-130H Hercules

Según KeyAero.com la Real Fuerza Aérea Holandesa recibió su tercerC-130H Hercules en el aeropuerto Eindhoven . Debido a la carga de trabajo que sufría la pequeña flota de dos C-130H, Holanda pidió dos aviones mas en 2004. Se adquirieron dos EC-130q ex-US Navy retirados en 1991, convertidos a C-130H por Marshall Aerospace en el Reino Unido. El primer avión realizó su primer vuelo en Julio de 2009. La conversión incluyó la ínstalación de pantallas digitales en el cockpit. Los nuevos aviones se unirán al 336 Squadron en Eindhoven. El segundo avión será entregado en un par de semanas.
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According KeyAero.com The Royal Netherlands Air Force received its third C-130H Hercules at a ceremony at Eindhoven Airport. Due to pressure on the small fleet of two C-130H, the Dutch government ordered two more aircraft in 2004. Two former US Navy EC-130Q aircraft retired in 1991 were acquired and rebuilt to C-130H standard by Marshall Aerospace at Cambridge in the UK. The first performed its first flight in early July 2009. Conversion has also included provision of a ‘glass’ cockpit. The new aircraft will join the existing brace of aircraft with 336 Squadron based at the military complex at Eindhoven. The second new aircraft will be delivered in the next few weeks.