F-35 for the Netherlands
Base Locations
Program Milestones
2012: The first Dutch F-35, known as AN-1, takes flight in Fort Worth, Texas.
2016: F-35 makes public debut on Dutch soil for environmental testing.
2018: Luke AFB stands up F-35 squadron for the Netherlands F-35 training.
2019: Netherlands’s First Operational F-35, known as AN-3, is delivered from the Fort Worth, Texas, factory.
2019: First aircraft arrival at Leeuwarden Air Base.
2019: Roll out of first Dutch F-35 produced at Cameri, Italy, FACO.
2021: Netherlands declared Initial Operating Capability (IOC)
2022: First aircraft delivered the first aircraft to Volkel Air Base