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Australia, Netherlands To Host F-35 Parts Warehouses

By Marc Selinger

Wednesday, August 16th, 2017

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Australia, Netherlands To Host F-35 Parts Warehouses

The first F-35A for the Italian Air Force, and the first F-35 built at the Cameri FACO, takes to the skies over Italy, Sept. 7, 2015. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The U.S. Department of Defense has picked the Netherlands and Australia to host the European and Pacific warehouses that will store and distribute parts for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II, the program office announced Aug. 16.The Netherlands and Australia are slated to stand up their initial capabilities by September 2019 and October 2020, respectively.The "U.S. services and our allies need to have the right parts delivered at the right time, and having a solid warehousing plan helps to…

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