General of the air force of the Netherlands: We need to regain air superiority

In the netherlands air force report that are starting to implement programs to improve the skills of military pilots carrying out operations in-mission "Air-air". It is reported that the new program is being introduced due to the fact that in recent years the dutch pilots mainly focused on the training support of ground operations, leaving the mission to counter aircraft to the side. American information resource defense news reports that after focusing netherlands air force in supporting ground operations (Iraq, Syria, Mali) "Weaken the skills of air combat". The portal quoted the dutch general of the air force denis luite:we need to restore combat readiness. We performed a one-sided mission.

We need to invest in air mission, to develop the skill of military pilots. The newspaper reminds that the planes of the netherlands air force 2014 involved in operations in Iraq, from 2016 in syria. In total made about 2 thousand sorties from bases in jordan. Royal netherlands air force contributed to the mission of the united nations in Mali in 2014, with four apache helicopters and three transport helicopters ch-47d chinook. Apache returned to the netherlands at the end of december 2016, and "Kinoki" left Mali in march 2017. General lute:now our air superiority could be challenged.

And we have to restore it. In this case the dutch general did not explain the superiority in the air over who is going to restore the dutch.