The Dutch Ministry of Defense plans to decommission 28 fighters in May 2024.
The Dutch government has canceled an agreement to sell its F-16 fighter jets to private company Draken International. This was announced by the Dutch online service for defense analysis Oryx on Saturday, May 20th.
“The Netherlands has canceled the remaining agreements for the sale of F-16s to Draken International. It is easy to guess where they will actually end up,” the report said.
According to media reports, Draken International is to receive 40 F-16 fighters. The first 12 fighters have already been sold by the Netherlands in 2022.
The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands reported that 28 fighters must be taken out of action by May 2024.
It was previously known that Britain and the Netherlands will create a coalition of fighters for Ukraine. London and Amsterdam have agreed to support Ukraine with everything from pilot training to the purchase of F16 aircraft.
In this regard, the United States supported the joint efforts of allies to train Ukrainian pilots in fourth-generation fighters, including the F-16.
Source: korrespondent
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