Netherlands authorizes export of 24 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

10:00 | 02.07.2024
Netherlands authorizes export of 24 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

Netherlands authorizes export of 24 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

The Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands has issued a license to export 24 F-16 aircraft and seven engines for them to Ukraine, reported from RBC-Ukraine.

The first aircraft is expected to be delivered soon, according to a letter from the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren, to members of the Dutch House of Representatives.

In her letter, Ollongren informed members of parliament that under the agreement, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation conducted an export control check and issued licenses for the export of aircraft on June 19.

"In addition to the previous information regarding the delivery of military goods to Ukraine on June 13, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, I also inform you that the delivery of the first aircraft will take place soon," the letter stated.

No additional details will be disclosed, Ollongren noted.

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