First F-35s Arrive In Netherlands

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First F-35s Arrive In Netherlands

Kelsey D. Atherton

at 11:19 AM May 25 2016

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We get ours... later

Screenshot by author, from YouTube

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America's stealth F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the most expensive fighter program in history, isn't exclusively made for the Pentagon. Besides America's Navy, Marines, and Air Force, nine other nations signed on to receive F-35s from Lockheed Martin, and today, a pair of F-35s are arriving in the Netherlands.

F-35A In The Netherlands

The Netherlands ordered a total of eight F-35A fighters, to replace some of the F-16s currently in use.

F-35A In The Netherlands

And after a second pass, it touches ground. Great job! This is the cheapest version of the plane, which costs $108 million apiece, at the lowest estimate.

F-35A In The Netherlands

Watch the landing below, starting at around 2 hours 9 minutes in: