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Pivot - Koninklijke Luchtmacht
AH64 Apache Royal Netherland Air Force
The Dutch government initially showed an interest in acquiring Apache helicopters in the late 1980s, where it stated that it may purchase as many as 52. A competition held in 1994 against the Eurocopter Tiger and the AH-1 SuperCobra led to the Royal Netherlands Air Force ordering 30 AH-64D Apaches in 1995.
Construction for the order started in December 1997, deliveries began in 1999.
Pivot - Koninklijke Luchtmacht
AH64 Apache Royal Netherland Air Force
The Dutch government initially showed an interest in acquiring Apache helicopters in the late 1980s, where it stated that it may purchase as many as 52. A competition held in 1994 against the Eurocopter Tiger and the AH-1 SuperCobra led to the Royal Netherlands Air Force ordering 30 AH-64D Apaches in 1995.
Construction for the order started in December 1997, deliveries began in 1999.