Just because it doesn't work doesn't mean it won't be bought!
Just not a lot of them will (or can ) be bought , what are they gonna do with so few frames, fight of an invasion from Luxembourg???
Dutch orders for F-35 likely to be scaled back: sources - The Globe and Mail
The Netherlands was slated to buy 85 F-35 A-models to replace its F-16 fighter jets. But the former defence minister last year said the government would buy as few as 56 F-35s because costs had risen and only 68 F-16s needed to be replaced.
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With a budget of about €4.5-billion to replace the F-16s, the Netherlands can only afford 33 to 35 F-35s, the source said, citing estimates from the General Auditor’s office, which checks that the government spends public funds as intended.