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Exercise Falcon Leap
 
Latest update: September 2023
 
Falcon Leap is an annual exercise organized by Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade (11 LMB - 11 Air Mobile Brigade). The first edition of the exercise was held in 2015 and since then it's concluded by the annual WII Operation Market Garden commemoration para jumps held at the Ginkelse heide (city of Ede).

Participating paratroopers are housed in RNLA barracks at De Harskamp and Schaarsbergen. RNLAF Eindhoven Air Base accommodates the participating aircraft and its aircrews.

Until 2018 the exercise was held for one week. In 2019 the exercise was organized for two weeks with the first week dedicated to cargo delivery drops.
 
Falcon Leap participants
 
Country Aircraft 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Belgium C-130H Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Canada CC-130J No No No No Canc. No No No No
Czech Republic Mi-17 No No No No No No Yes Yes No
France KC-130J No No No No No Yes No No No
Germany A400M No No No No No No No Canc. Yes
  C-160D Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes TBC No No
Greece C-130H No No No Canc. Yes No No No Yes
Italy C-27J No No No Canc. Yes No No No No
  C-130J.30 No No No No No No Yes No No
  KC-130J No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Netherlands C-130H, C-130H.30 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Poland C-295M No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Spain A400M No No No No No No No Canc. No
United Kingdom Hercules C.4 / C.5 No No No No Yes No No Yes No
United States C-130H No No No Yes No Yes No No No
  C-130J.30 No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
  KC-130J No No No No Yes No No No No
  CH-47F No No No No No No Yes No No
                     

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C-27J, C-130, C-160, C-295
 
Falcon Leap exercises
 
Falcon Leap 2023 Falcon Leap 2022 Falcon Leap 2021
   
     
Falcon Leap 2020 Falcon Leap 2019 Falcon Leap 2018
     
Falcon Leap 2017 Falcon Leap 2016 Falcon Leap 2015
 
Photo gallery Falcon Leap participants
 
 
Belgium C-130 Hercules  Czech Republic Mi-17 France C-130 Hercules
     
   
Germany A400M Germany C-160 Transall   Greece C-130H Hercules
     
     
 
Italy C-27J Spartan Italy KC-130J Hercules Netherlands C-130 Hercules
     
  
Poland C-295M  United Kingdom Hercules C.4 United States C-130 Hercules
     
     
United States CH-47F Chinook