Netherlands might not be able to pay for last 3 F-35As due to currency rate

In a letter to the Dutch House of Representatives, the State Secretary for Defence, said the government might not be able to afford to pay for the last 3 of 37 F-35As due to the Euro to U.S. Dollar exchange rate.

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By US Air Force / Ministerie van Defensie (bron: Ministerie van Defensie.) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons

Barbara Visser added that the government will have a clearer picture of the situation in 2019.