The Dutch have ordered two F-35s, which have been built and (in the case of at least one of them) placed in storage at Dutch expense, because they were supposed to be used for IOT&E, which now won't happen for a few years and will be done with a different build standard of aircraft.
The production, sustainment and follow-on development MoU says 85 aircraft, but is about as binding as a bran muffin. The same goes for the UK's 138 aircraft.
The Cloggies are actually buying 35 more jets for a total of 37.
Last edited by LowObservable; 25th Sep 2013 at 20:55.