The possible arrival of a fleet F-35 beam hunters to Eelde Airport encounters a broader resistance. Defense has mentioned the airspace over Northern Drenthe and Groningen as a possible military training area. Opponents come through the campaign ‘F35-No!’ In the defense with the aim of thwarting the plans.
Nature areas such as the Onlanden and the Drentsche Aa area are now a paradise for birds, but that reputation can be canceled. For that, Reinder Hoekstra, chairman of the nature and environmental federation Drenthe, fears the F-35-jet hunter becomes a permanent guest above the area. “Most people do not realize how much noise that planes make. Even more noise than the existing fighter jets. We want to shake people well.”
The consequences are enormous for nature and the environment, if the Ministry of Defense is given permission to use the F-35, Hoekstra emphasizes. “The silence is over for good. Birds and other animals will be driven away. I say it flat now: It then goes pretty well there. “
The criticasters who have joined ‘F35-No!’ In addition to nature and environmental organizations, also consist of entrepreneurs from the recreation sector and residents. They have launched a website and distribute brochures in Eelde and the surrounding area. The objectioners receive support from politicians from the north who have expressed their concerns with State Secretary Gijs Tuinman (BBB).
Hoekstra sees a serious counter -movement. “Let’s get that firm no supports. Even if you want to recreate here, you don’t come for the sound of that herrie -bins. To people who are not convinced of that, I say: pay a visit to Leeuwarden airport, “he points out a location where F-35s are already being used.
Groningen Airport Eelde is one of the airports to which the cabinet has dropped its eye. Lelystad Airport, Twente Airport, Woensdrecht Air Base and former De Peel airbase are also in the picture for the F-35 flights. According to gardener, Defense is in a small jacket and has to grow because of the increasing tensions in the international field. According to Tuinman, expansion of the existing air bases for F -35s – in Leeuwarden and Volkel – is not an option.