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Re: Exercise Swift Blade/Purple Nectar

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witje wrote:UH-60 will be Sweden, Slovakia will not take part of the exercise.
Tigre will most likely be a German one, because France isn’t on the list.
Slovakia is on the list of thr SIS :wink:
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But it should be Slovenia if I remember correct, not Slovakia
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michel N wrote:But it should be Slovenia if I remember correct, not Slovakia
Michel that’s correct
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You can skip the Swedish, France, Italians. They will only send observers. So no UH-60 from Sweden and also no Mi-17 (or Mi-8) from Hungary
Nice extra participant will be a Portugese EH-101.

Keep an eye on http://www.gras-spotters.nl were we will post soon more information and updates.
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Re: Exercise Swift Blade/Purple Nectar

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UH60 are from Austria
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Re: Exercise Swift Blade/Purple Nectar

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Gips,

Keep it to the facts Sweden, France and Italy where never on a list to send helicopters. Slovakia is sending a 60 also, Slovenia will send one Cougar.
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Reaper01 wrote:Gips,

Keep it to the facts Sweden, France and Italy where never on a list to send helicopters. Slovakia is sending a 60 also, Slovenia will send one Cougar.

No Slovakian helo, only Belgium, Austria,Germany,Hungary,Portugal and Slovenia will send helo's. Observers are from Sweden,Italy and Czech Air Force
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Re: Exercise Swift Blade/Purple Nectar

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schepper911 wrote:
Reaper01 wrote:Gips,

Keep it to the facts Sweden, France and Italy where never on a list to send helicopters. Slovakia is sending a 60 also, Slovenia will send one Cougar.

No Slovakian helo, only Belgium, Austria,Germany,Hungary,Portugal and Slovenia will send helo's. Observers are from Sweden,Italy and Czech Air Force

If Edwin says there will be a Slovakian UH-60 I am quite sure there is...... :D

But time will tell
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Pure chaos ... :shock: time will tell. :wink:
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More information about the (temporary) low flying zones in relation to this exercise at https://www.defensie.nl/downloads/beslu ... blade-2020
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BlackBird wrote:More information about the (temporary) low flying zones in relation to this exercise at https://www.defensie.nl/downloads/beslu ... blade-2020
According to this document, transport aircraft are also particpating in the excercise, flying in the areas "Charlie", "De Peel A" and "De Peel B"
See Artikel 3
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Re: Exercise Swift Blade/Purple Nectar

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Op 23 April zal er een Spotters dag georganiseerd worden door de DHC in samenwerking met GRAS.
Inschrijving is reeds geopend voor GRAS leden, leden van andere verenigingen waarmee GRAS al jaren samenwerkt krijgen ook spoedig een uitnodiging.
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Re: Exercise Swift Blade/Purple Nectar

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hey,

with the cancellation of FF2020 I was wondering whether there is news to cancel this exercise as well?
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Re: Exercise Swift Blade/Purple Nectar

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philippe1980 wrote:hey,

with the cancellation of FF2020 I was wondering whether there is news to cancel this exercise as well?
I suspect a decision
will not be taken
before next week -or the week after that.

So, do not expect (m)any updates on "Corona" this week :|

HWIC is cancelled, but Swift Blade/Purple Nectar is not mentioned at
https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/ ... g-afgelast :|
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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Re: Exercise Swift Blade/Purple Nectar

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Oefening Swift Blade is CANX....

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