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Government Confirms Plans To Buy 9 Additional F-35 Stealth Fighters

October 10 2019

Netherlands

The Netherlands has announced plans to purchase nine additional F-35 fighter jets, reports Defense News

The proposed 1 billion euro (US$1.1 billion) acquisition would bring the Dutch F-35 fleet to 46 aircraft and "lay the foundation" for a third squadron, the defense ministry said on Tuesday.

A full squadron would require 15 additional planes, noted the newspaper. 

Dutch officials previously said the country was considering buying another eight or nine jets. 

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