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The Netherlands canceled the sale of its F-16s
May 21, 2023
The Dutch government has canceled an agreement to sell its F-16 fighter jets to the private company Draken International. This was reported by the Dutch online defense analysis service Oryx on Saturday, May 20.
"The Netherlands has canceled the deal to sell its remaining F-16s to Draken International. It's easy to guess where they will end up," the report said.
According to media reports, Draken International was supposed to receive 40 F-16s. The first 12 fighters were already sold by the Netherlands in 2022.
The Dutch Ministry of Defense reported that 28 fighters are to be decommissioned by May 2024.
Earlier it became known that Britain and the Netherlands will create a coalition of fighter jets for Ukraine. London and Amsterdam have agreed to support Ukraine with everything from pilot training to the purchase of F16 aircraft.
Author - Serhii Kolomiets, 21/05/2023
