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Friday, April 24, 2009

No Dutch parliamentary majority for JSF purchase

F-35 Lightning IIAfter nine hours of debate on Wednesday, Deputy Defence Minister Jack de Vries failed to convince a majority of parliament of the necessity of buying two test planes as part of the deal in which the Dutch air force will replace its fleet of f-16s with the US-built Joint Strike Fighter.

After much hesitation the Labour Party finally lined up with the majority of the opposition, arguing that there is insufficient information about the costs for it to be able to make an informed decision between the JSF and possible alternatives.

The party suggested the possibility of purchasing flying hours so that Dutch pilots can test the aircraft before the Netherlands commits itself.

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