Dutch Air Force Says F-35s Are Fully Operational As F-16s Leave Fleet After 45 Years

The Royal Netherlands Air Force’s (RNLAF) F-35 Lightning II fighter jet fleet has now reached Full Operating Capability. Concurrently, the Netherlands has bid farewell to its fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcons. However, as the Fighting Falcon chapter in the Netherlands’ history draws to a close, it is just beginning in Ukraine ( which has just received the first retired F-16 fighters from the Netherlands and Denmark).