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Date |
Royal
Netherlands Air Force MQ-9 program highlights |
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20-09-22 |
The Ministry of Defence project report
2022 published on the third Tuesday of September (20.09.22)
stated that |
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the Defence Policy Document 2022 the
fleet will be doubled in size. |
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These four MQ-9A were to be ordered at
the lastest at August 31, 2022. Delivery of the Reapers will
take place |
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during 2026. |
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24-06-22 |
The Department of Defence announced it
will accelerate the purchase of the four MQ-9A Reaper RPA
aircraft. The |
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order needs to be signed by August 31,
2022 as the production line for the MQ-9A version will be
closed. |
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01-06-22 |
On 1 June 2002, the Department of
Defence published its "Defensienota" outlining its plans for the
armed forces. An |
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additional four MQ-95A Reaper RPA will
be purchased. All eight will receive armament. |
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20-04-22 |
First training flight made from
Curaçao. |
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03-02-22 |
The Department of Defence announced
that the first MQ-9A Reaper was officially handed over by
General Atomics |
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Aeronautical Systems, Poway,
California.M-001 passed her acceptance flights. Before being
based at Leeuwarden |
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the Reapers will be delivered to
Curaçao. From Hato airport the Operational Test en Evaluation
program will be |
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conducted. |
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07-07-21 |
Roll-out of aircraft M-001. |
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03-09-19 |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Inc., Poway, CA awared a contract for four MQ-9 Block 5 |
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unmanned air vehicles, four Mobile
Ground Control Stations, spares, and support equipment. |
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Work expected to be complete by Dec.
31, 2020 |
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6-2-2015 |
DSCA approved the sales of four MQ-9
Block 5 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft. |
