In August 2023 it was reported that the [[Belgian]] Ministry of Defense officially refused to accept deliveries of its first batches of F-35a stealth Fighters which it ordered in 2018. The aircraft still continues to be produced in a technically defective version and requires many improvements for its key components.<ref>https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/belgium-refuses-technically-unsatisfactory-f35s</ref> | In August 2023 it was reported that the [[Belgian]] Ministry of Defense officially refused to accept deliveries of its first batches of F-35a stealth Fighters which it ordered in 2018. The aircraft still continues to be produced in a technically defective version and requires many improvements for its key components.<ref>https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/belgium-refuses-technically-unsatisfactory-f35s</ref> |