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Royal Netherlands Air Force AH-64E Apache Guardian
 
Latest update: April 2024
 
Milestones
 
Date Royal Netherlands Air Force AH-64E program highlights
18-04-24 The MoD declared the AH-64E ready for combat at Gilze-Rijen Air Base. Four Apaches have been delivered to
  301 squadron. The squadron will receive another 16 helicopters. 302 squadron stationed at Fort Cavazos 
  (formerly Fort Hood), Texas operates six AH-64Es and will receive another two in 2025.
12-04-24 Delivery of aircraft Q-39 to Gilze-Rijen AB.
02-04-24 Delivery of aircraft Q-38 to Gilze-Rijen AB.
14-03-24 Delivery of aircraft Q-37 to Gilze-Rijen AB.
01-03-24 Delivery of aircraft Q-42 to Logistics Center Woensdrecht. sixth AH-64E for 301 squadron.
01-03-24 Delivery of aircraft Q-41 to Logistics Center Woensdrecht. Fifth AH-64E for 301 squadron.
26-01-24 Delivery of aircraft Q-40 to Logistics Center Woensdrecht. Fourth AH-64E for 301 squadron.
26-01-24 Delivery of aircraft Q-39 to Logistics Center Woensdrecht. Third AH-64E for 301 squadron.
07-12-23 Delivery of aircraft Q-38 to Logistics Center Woensdrecht. Second AH-64E for 301 squadron.
07-12-23 Delivery of aircraft Q-37 to Logistics Center Woensdrecht. First AH-64E for 301 squadron.
Unknown Delivery of aircraft Q-36 to Fort Hood, Texas. Sixth and final AH-64E for 302 squadron.
24-04-23 Delivery of aircraft Q-35 to Fort Hood, Texas. Fifth AH-64E for 302 squadron.
21-02-23 Delivery of aircraft Q-33 and Q-34 to Fort Hood, Texas. Third and fourth AH-64E for 302 squadron.
13-12-22 Delivery of aircraft Q-32 to Fort Hood, Texas. Second AH-64E for 302 squadron.
  Delivery of aircraft Q-31 to Fort Hood, Texas. First AH-64E for 302 squadron.
31-05-22 In May the first AH-64E was unveiled at Boeing Mesa.The Defensie Material Organisation (DMO) tweeted a photo
  of the signing of the first RNLAF AH-64E. Based on the photo it will receive serial Q-31.
04-09-20 US Army awarded LONGBOW Limited Liability Company (a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and
  Northrop Grumman Corporation) a FMS contract to provide the AH-64E Apache helicopter
  AN/APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar to the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
2018 Letter of Offer and Acceptance signed.
   
 
Comment(s):

In 2018 the Dutch government signed the letter of offer and acceptance. The RNLAF will be contracted through the FMS system. Boeing and the US Army are negotiating a multi year block buy contract for both new and retrofitted AH-64E's. The order for the (retrofitted) Netherlands AH-64's will be incorporated in an US Army contract awarded by the US DoD to Boeing Defence.