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Pentagon offers Dutch Air Force to train its F-16 pilots

October 27, 1997 (by Lieven Dewitte) - The Department of Defense announced the possible sale to the Government of the Netherlands of basic F-16 pilot training in the Continental United States (CONUS).
This includes professional classroom training, simulator testing, and flight training and other related program requirements necessary to sustain three years of CONUS training.

The estimated cost is $71 million.