Dutch Retire Defense Platforms In Wake Of Cuts

The Dutch armed forces stopped operating a range of equipment May 9 under defense cuts announced a month ago. Nineteen of the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s 87 F-16s and all 14 Cougar transport helicopters were grounded, while 60 Leopard 2 tanks and four out of a total of 10 minehunting vessels were...

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