It's been a good month for Lockheed Martin's international sales team. After bagging Norway's generously early endorsement a few weeks ago, they just picked up a love letter from The Hague.
The F-35's opponents in the Dutch Parliament required the Ministry of Defense to perform a comparative study of the F-16 advanced, Gripen Next Generation and F-35.
According to secretary of defense Jack de Vries's statement today, the F-35 won big-time.
"The F-35 is the best multi-role combat aircraft and by around 2015 will certainly be able to carry out all six main missions successfully," according to de Vries. The statement continues:
"The F-35 also has the greatest operational availability. In addition, the capital costs of the F-35 are the lowest and it is anticipated that the total life-cycle costs will also be the lowest."
The de Vries statement notes that the comparison was overseen by Rand Europe, which deemed the study was transparent, objective and accurate.
The F-35's opponents in the Dutch Parliament required the Ministry of Defense to perform a comparative study of the F-16 advanced, Gripen Next Generation and F-35.
According to secretary of defense Jack de Vries's statement today, the F-35 won big-time.
"The F-35 is the best multi-role combat aircraft and by around 2015 will certainly be able to carry out all six main missions successfully," according to de Vries. The statement continues:
"The F-35 also has the greatest operational availability. In addition, the capital costs of the F-35 are the lowest and it is anticipated that the total life-cycle costs will also be the lowest."
The de Vries statement notes that the comparison was overseen by Rand Europe, which deemed the study was transparent, objective and accurate.
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