The assembly of the first "European" F-35A for the Netherlands Air Force began in Italy

The solemn ceremony of the assembly of the first European F-35A for the Netherlands Air Force took place at the FACO enterprise in the Italian Kameri, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of this country reported. It is expected that the assembly of the fifth generation fighter will be completed in February 2019, and by the end of the year it will join the ranks of the country's Air Force tulips. The first combat unit equipped with F-35A fighters will be the 322-I fighter squadron of the Netherlands Air Force, stationed at Leeuwarden airbase.

first F-35A, assembled in Italy

The Netherlands is one of the main partners in the development program of the fifth-generation fighter F-35, and since 2002, they have invested about 800 million euros in the creation of the aircraft. Currently, for the Air Force of this country, two F-35, which are being tested in the state of California, are produced in the United States. All in all, the Netherlands planned to purchase X-NUMX F-85 airplanes, but due to the increased price for it, they decided to purchase all 35 aircraft to replace the F-37 Fighting Falcons.

The FACO plant in Cameri, which assembles the "European" F-35 aircraft, not only assembles the airplanes themselves, but also produces wings for them. According to the information, the company belongs to the Ministry of Defense of Italy and was created for the assembly of aircraft with the usual take-off and landing of the F-35A and the F-35B variant with a short take-off and vertical landing. In total, the plant is supposed to build 30 F-35B and 60 F-35A for the Italian Air Force, as well as 29 F-35A for the Air Force of the Netherlands. Another eight aircraft for the Air Force of the Netherlands will be produced in the United States, reports TSAMTO.

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[Kasandra]

Okay Ninerlandy, consider all this in the present and future .. Who are you going to fight ???

[Blackmokona]

Netherlands joins NATO

[Lord of the Sith]

Correct you, NATO "enters" the Netherlands ...

[just exp]

in fact, these states are members of NATO in the Netherlands.

[donavi49]

With everyone. Royal Air Force - fighting in Afghanistan for example. And including the main caliber Fokker F-16.


The Royal Navy - plays a significant role in meeting and escorting ships of the Russian Navy. With a zone of responsibility from the Danish Straits to the Atlantic.

[anjey]

Tulipanseksonarkostrana cheeses and she enrolled in military stealth bombs - warriors however, or the American "unobtrusive" marketing did its commercial business ???

[donavi49]

The Netherlands is one of the few countries that has brought to Afghanistan a reinforced contingent, including its aircraft (Fokker F-16), its helicopters, its tanks, its 2000 cannons.
It seems to have become an 3 country (after Britain and the USA) - which in Afghanistan had a full contingent.


Then they had a tough anti-war government in the 10's. When they wrote off their tanks, they wrote off a bunch of weapons, they left Chad and Afghanistan. But it was rather an exception.

[just exp]

well, it’s clear that it’s red - it’s not worth introducing it anymore. Holland is famous for the use of drugs. not Poland. therefore, it was precisely Holland that introduced a full-fledged contingent.

[mvg]

The withdrawal of Dutch troops from Afghanistan began on August 1, 2010. The Netherlands became the first member of the NATO-led peacekeeping operation (ISAF) to bring its military back home.
And the equipment was not written off, but, basically, sold. Including Leopards left for Poland.

[Fungus]

Amerikosy thought out. Everyone is shedding their unfinished plane. Naturally not without pressure.

[Aaron Zawi]

Quote: Fungus

Amerikosy thought out. Everyone is shedding their unfinished plane. Naturally not without pressure.

Who's stopping you? Push it.

[Andrey158]

Of course, the F-35 is far from such a bad thing as they say about it, but the United States really has the opportunity to shed a lot of military equipment to its allies, good and not very. There are 2 reasons for this: 1) the USA has huge levers of influence on its allies, both economic and political, Russia at the moment cannot exert the same influence on its allies for objective reasons, and 2) the US allies in most cases can pay in full for American equipment, and the allies of the Russian Federation in most cases take a loan in this situation you can’t get much

[Wendigo]

Quote: Andrey158

The United States has enormous leverage over its allies, both economic and political.

But where were these “levers of influence” in the case of the Nord Stream? And where is the case with Iran? Or (already economic) with import duties on steel and aluminum? That's right - "leverage" exists only in your imagination.

Quote: Andrey158

and the allies of the Russian Federation in most cases take a loan in this situation you can’t get much

90% of the countries to which the Russian Federation supplies weapons are under US sanctions and the Americans themselves forbade them to supply weapons

[Andrey158]

In this case, I wrote primarily about military equipment .1.Do you compare Nord Stream with the purchase of military equipment? Seriously? 2. Moreover, sanctions if the Russian Federation is not profitable to supply military equipment for 10 billion dollars on credit? You are an expert however

[Wendigo]

Quote: Andrey158

In this case, I wrote primarily about military equipment

And again your arguments are lame. There are many examples when the United States buys European weapons, and they do this much more often than American Europeans.
But it should have been the other way around, well, judging by your logic.

Quote: Andrey158

You are an expert however

I just state the facts. Although reading such comments as yours, where people do not even try to figure out the topic in which they write, but just pour out their patriotic fantasies, you really involuntarily start to feel like an expert

[Andrey158]

And again, the conversation was not about the United States, the United States can buy any weapon, and I do not argue with this, the conversation is about the sale by the Americans of their weapons, not purchases. You are trying to turn the conversation into a completely different direction without giving a single worthy argument, but interpret the meaning of my words as you feel comfortable and not as it really is, which is not good

[Wendigo]

Quote: Andrey158

And again, the conversation was not about the United States

Seriously? Reread again your comments .....
I gave you specific examples proving that the Amers have no particular leverage. And even at the time of the toughest confrontation with the USSR, even if they were quite so small .. remember the friendship gas pipeline and how the Americans laid bones with it so that it wouldn’t exist. And you give only your opinion on my facts, because it seems to you so ...

[Andrey158]

Take everything out of context). Once again, this topic is primarily about the arms trade CARL WEAPONS! And here is the NORTH FLOW, Friendship, etc.? If you’re so quick-witted I’ll explain on my fingers: in this context, we were talking about the US allies primarily in the military sphere. The United States can buy both European and Italian and Israeli weapons, but it’s not about buying weapons, but about selling them, it is for the sale of its weapons that America uses all its levers of influence, both economic and political power. The United States cannot prevent the laying of gas pipelines, as they are very beneficial to the EU and affect millions of Europeans since they will bring in the future a profit of 10 billion dollars, large US allies such as France, Great Britain and Germany are not satellites, namely, the allies will not allow United States disrupt strategically beneficial projects for them. The arms trade is not as important as cheap resources, is it? If you don’t think of anything smarter than taking it out of context and misinterpreting my words, better not write

[Snakebyte]

Quote: Wendigo

But where were these “levers of influence” in the case of the Nord Stream?

Merkel’s statements that SP2 will take place only if transit through Ukraine is maintained, have you noticed? Moreover, Russia has accepted these conditions, bargaining is currently underway regarding the volumes of Ukrainian transit.

[Tsoy]

Currently, for the Air Force of this country, two F-35, which are being tested in the state of California, are produced in the United States.

Somehow inaccurate. Video from 26 in May 2016. Arrival of 2's F-35 at Leeuwarden airbase.

[Sands Careers General]

Fire engines write on airplanes to pathos music, I laughed))

[2329 Carpenter]

Quote: Fungus

Amerikosy thought out. Everyone is shedding their unfinished plane. Naturally not without pressure.

Yes, we completed it a long time ago.

[Fungus]

Unfortunately, he has jambs car and a small cart.

[Archon]

Well, that’s good. why bother then?

[Fungus]

I'm calm like a boa constrictor

[2329 Carpenter]

Children's diseases are called. They are quickly treated.
I remember the same "Messer."