The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF or F-35) will be in the Netherlands for the first time to see outside the United States. This is done late next month at Leeuwarden Air Base.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed reports about the Volkskrant on Thursday.
It was already known that the successor to the F-16 would come to our country for sound testing. The expectation was that the fighter would make his international debut in Britain. The F-35 will also be seen at the Air Force Days in Leeuwarden in June.
The Netherlands has two test aircraft that are in California at Edwards Air Force Base. Here preparations for the operational testing phase.
The government wants to purchase 37 Joint Strike Fighters. This is made available 4.5 billion euros. The F-35's will from 2019 replace the F-16 ..
http://www.nu.nl/binnenland/ Door: ANP / NU Photo: Reuters
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