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The Netherlands will not evaluate both F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" and F-22 "Raptor"

Amsterdam , The Netherlands - It would prefer F-35A JSF

Despite a direct request from the Dutch Parliament, The Netherlands Defense Ministry refuses to include Boeing's F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" and Lockheed Martin's F-22 "Raptor" in an evaluation of potential candidates for its next-generation fighter requirement, in an evaluation of potential alternatives to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). Parliament called for the addition of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1091829
Rome, Italy, 07/02/2008 17:32
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