Terug naar het water
woensdag, 3 april 2013 – 13:18 | 5 Comments

Na de SOP en de SOUT fases is het voor de deelnemers van de MSOF-opleiding nu tijd voor de BMM. Dit staat voor Basis Maritieme Module en heeft alles te maken met werken in …

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Never give up and live life to the X-T.R.E.M.E.!…
zondag, 2 december 2012 – 22:42 | No Comment
Never give up and live life to the X-T.R.E.M.E.!…

Literally thousands of enthusiast sports competitors participate in marathons,  triathlons and gruelling mud obstacle races across the United States of America. In many of such events one group of participants are easy to pick out …

Polish Special Operations Units and the man in charge
vrijdag, 23 november 2012 – 13:31 | No Comment
Polish Special Operations Units and the man in charge

On a recent visit to the Polish Special Operations Command (POLSOFCOM) in Krakow, our Australian colleague and contributor Andrew Balcombe met some of the units that conduct SOF operations and interviewed the man in charge, …

Sikorsky MH-60R wins Danish Maritime Helicopter competition
donderdag, 22 november 2012 – 12:50 | No Comment
Sikorsky MH-60R wins Danish Maritime Helicopter competition

Pieter Bastiaans, Dutch Defence Press aviation editor, released earlier in Rotorhub the newsflash that the Danish Ministry of Defence has announced that it will acquire the Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk as its new …

All change for Germany’s military helicopter forces
zondag, 11 november 2012 – 05:54 | No Comment
All change for Germany’s military helicopter forces

Germany’s armed forces are currently undergoing their biggest reorganization since their postwar re-establishment in 1956, while at the same time being engaged in operations overseas and at home. This is a result of the Neusausrichtung …

First Dutch CH-47Fs delivered, Lynx withdrawn from service
zondag, 11 november 2012 – 05:31 | No Comment
First Dutch CH-47Fs delivered, Lynx withdrawn from service

After much delay, the first two CH-47Fs for the Defensie Helikopter Commando (DHC- Defence Helicopter Command) have arrived in the Netherlands. The new medium transport helicopters arrived by ship in the port of Antwerp on …

TF50 Hostage Rescue Operation in Afghanistan
vrijdag, 2 november 2012 – 23:20 | No Comment
TF50 Hostage Rescue Operation in Afghanistan

On assignment for the American Counter Terrorist magazine, Andrew Balcombe visited the Polish Special Operations Command POLSOCOM in Krakow last summer.
His article is republished here with the kind permission of CT Magazine. All images …

European Air Transport Training 2012
dinsdag, 4 september 2012 – 12:32 | No Comment
European Air Transport Training 2012

The first European Air Transport Training (EATT) was held from June 4th until June 15th at Zaragoza Air Base in Spain. Zaragoza provided participating aircrews with formidable training facilities due to the nearby San Gregorio …

Rheinmetall at ILA 2012
dinsdag, 4 september 2012 – 11:48 | No Comment
Rheinmetall at ILA 2012

Tactical training for helicopter crews with ANTares – and Rheinmetall Airborne Systems presents first unmanned hybrid aerial vehicle.

The prestigious Berlin Air Show, or ILA, takes place 11-16 September at the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport. Rheinmetall will …

Russian Army gain access to German know-how on training methods
vrijdag, 17 augustus 2012 – 13:59 | No Comment
Russian Army gain access to German know-how on training methods

If anyone in this era of international military force transformation and developments is looking to find a new global dynamic they need look no further than Russia. In its quest to pursue the largest arms …

Dutch Defence Helicopter Command adjusts to meet operational and acquisition changes
donderdag, 16 augustus 2012 – 22:26 | No Comment
Dutch Defence Helicopter Command adjusts to meet operational and acquisition changes

Dutch defence minister Hans Hillen has informed Dutch parliament on May 16th that he has ordered the Dutch MoD to initiate a possible buy of eleven additional new-built CH-47Fs in order to ensure the long …