F-35 for the Netherlands
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Base Locations
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Program Milestones
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2012: The first Dutch F-35, known as AN-1, takes flight in Fort Worth, Texas.
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2016: F-35 makes public debut on Dutch soil for environmental testing.
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2018: Luke AFB stands up F-35 squadron for the Netherlands F-35 training.
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2019: Netherlands’s First Operational F-35, known as AN-3, is delivered from the Fort Worth, Texas, factory.
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2019: First aircraft arrival at Leeuwarden Air Base.
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2019: Roll out of first Dutch F-35 produced at Cameri, Italy, FACO.
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2021: Netherlands declared Initial Operating Capability (IOC)
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2022: First aircraft delivered the first aircraft to Volkel Air Base
F-35 voor Nederland
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Variant van het vliegtuig
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Verworven vliegtuigen
Locatie van de basissen
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Programma mijlpalen
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2012: De eerste Nederlandse F-35, bekend als de AN-1, stijgt voor het eerst op in Fort Worth, Texas.
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2016: De F-35 maakt debuut op Nederlandse bodem voor omgevingstesten.
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2018: Vliegbasis Luke (Arizona) start F-35 squadron voor Nederlandse F-35 training.
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2019: De eerste operationele F-35 van Nederland, bekend als de AN-3, wordt geleverd vanuit de fabriek in Fort Worth, Texas.
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2019: Het eerste vliegtuig komt aan bij Vliegbasis Leeuwarden.
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2019: Uitrol van de eerste Nederlandse F-35, geproduceerd in Cameri, Italië, FACO.
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2021: Nederland Initial Operating Capability (IOC, initiële operationele inzetbaarheid) verklaard
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2022: Eerste vliegtuig geleverd aan Vliegbasis Volkel