Milestones

Milestones

1996-2023

2023Delivery of final series of JSF aircraft

2019Delivery of first series of JSF aircraft

22 December 2014Start of procurement process

17 September 2013Dutch government opts for the JSF as the successor to the F-16

30 September 2010Dutch Minister of Defence orders second JSF test aircraft

23 April 2009Dutch Minister of Defence orders first JSF test aircraft

29 February 2008Dutch Minister of Defence joins JSF Initial Operational Test & Evaluation phase

11 February 2002Dutch Minister of Defence joins JSF Development phase DMP B/C letter

29 September 2006Dutch Minister of Defence joins JSF Production phase

7 July 1999Lower House of Dutch parliament designates the project for the replacement of the F-16 as a ‘major project’

9 April 1999DMP A letter

2 May 1997Dutch Minister of Defence joins JSF Concept Demonstration phase

17 September 1996Dutch Minister of Defence states in the 1997 defence budget that the fleet of F-16s needs to be replaced