The private company Draken International will not be able to purchase a batch of F-16 aircraft. The Dutch government has canceled
What is known
Draken International signed a contract withby the US government, according to which it acts as a conditional enemy during the exercises of the Naval and Air Forces. She also trains pilots.
The Netherlands canceled a deal to sell it's remaining F-16s to Draken International, so yeah, easy to guess where they will actually end up. https://t.co/iiXcdjABAW
— Oryx (@oryxspioenkop) May 20, 2023
An American company wanted to buy fromMinistry of Defense of the Netherlands 40 fighters of the fourth generation F-16 Fighting Falcon. Last year she received 12 aircraft. However, the Netherlands decided not to exercise the option for 28 fighters.
It is possible that these aircraft eventuallywill be transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It became known yesterday that the United States approved the training of Ukrainian pilots and will not block the re-export of F-16s to Ukraine.