Royal Netherlands Air Force

Royal Netherlands Air Force
Koninklijke Luchtmacht
Badge of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
Founded	27 March 1953; 71 years ago (1953-03-27)[a]
Country	Netherlands
Type	Air force Space force
Role	Aerial warfare Space warfare
Size	6,540 active military personnel (2021) [1]
Part of	Dutch Armed Forces
Motto(s)	Latin: Parvus numero, magnus merito "Small in numbers, great in deeds"
March	Parade March of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
Website	defensie.nl
Commanders
Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force	Lieutenant-general André Steur[2]
Insignia
Roundel
Flag
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-16A, F-35A
Attack helicopter	AH-64E
Cargo helicopter	CH-47F, AS-532U2
Multirole helicopter	NH90 NFH
Reconnaissance	MQ-9 Reaper Block 5
Trainer	PC-7
Transport	C-130H Hercules, Gulfstream G650ER
Tanker	A330 MRTT

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF; Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu), "Royal Air Force") is the military aviation branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. It was created in 1953 to succeed its predecessor, the Luchtvaartafdeling (English: aviation department) of the Dutch Army, which was founded in 1913. The aerobatic display team of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, active from 1979 until 2019, was the Solo Display Team.

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