Overview
- The Defensie Helikopter Commando is conducting the exercise in two blocks from March 9–12 and March 16–19, with flights each day between 09:00 and 23:00.
- Operations cover parts of Drenthe, Overijssel, Friesland, Flevoland, and Groningen, including routes across East Groningen from Haren to Winschoten.
- Crews are training to detect and neutralize fictitious targets on the ground and in the air while practicing use of terrain for cover.
- Daytime sorties may fly as low as roughly 30 meters above ground level, with higher minimum altitudes in the evening.
- Defence says routes are planned to reduce disturbance by avoiding dense housing, industrial areas, large groups of people, and sensitive sites such as hospitals.