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First F-35 aircraft transferred to Netherlands

Amsterdam, Netherlands - It is the first CTOL (Conventional Take Off and Landing) delivered to an international partner

The first of two F-35 aircraft was transferred to the Ministry for Defence of Netherlands: it is the first CTOL (Conventional Take Off and Landing) example of the fighter by Lockheed Martin delivered to an international partner of the development programme. Nteherlands ordered the aircraft in 2008 in the context of the participation in the operational test phase, and it is now responsible for its...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1154299
Rome, Italy, 07/26/2013 18:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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