Draken to Provide Honey Badger ‘Red Team’ Fleet for Dutch Air Force Training – British defense contractor Draken has agreed to deliver its L – 159E Honey Badger threat replication fleet to support the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s training programs. The subsonic light attack jets will act as a “red team” to simulate adversarial platforms, providing realistic aggressor interactions with the Dutch pilots and aircrews.

The Dorset – based company is scheduled to supply the aircraft and associated services between 2025 and 2026.

“We are pleased to be in a position where we are working towards a contract that will enable us to partner with one of the world’s leading providers for Adversary Air, demonstrating their commitment to establishing a formal agreement,” Dutch Defense Procurement Mission Support Systems Head Ludy Marcus stated.

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