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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Netherlands asks Denmark, Norway to join F-35 buy

F-35 Lightning IIThe Netherlands has asked Denmark and Norway to join it in acquiring and maintaining future F-35 fighter jets, Dutch Minister Hans Hillen said Thursday after meetings at the Pentagon.

The move was an example "of how far the Netherlands is prepared to go in cooperating with other countries in order to keep up NATO military capabilities," Hillens said at an address to the Atlantic Council during a brief US visit.

"Our F-16 fighter planes are coming to the end of their life cycle and their costly replacement is an issue of hot debate in Holland," he said.

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