So this is definitely an option. Can we still cancel our order & buy fighter planes from companies in the EU instead?

by trueosiris2

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  1. Spain had made a non-committal information request for information to Lockheed. And then made no purchase order in the 8 years that followed. So no, they didn’t cancel an order.

  2. There would likely be (huge) fines for breach of contract, but I’m sure it could be done.

  4. No? We’ve already taken delivery of the first planes. Spain, afaik, never even finalized their order.

    Hardly a similar scenario.

  6. For the elvendertigste keer. No

    We signed a contract. The first 8 are already delivered and used for training in the US.

    Spain were planning to buy F35 and decided not to do it.

    And no, cancelling the additional 11 that are planned is not an option.

    The Belgian air force is too small to operate 2 different fighters.
    You need 2 different personal pipelines for maintenance, weapon loading, pilots and spare parts.

  7. I am all in for an European alternative but does that even exist?

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