U.S. and Dutch defense officials have inked an agreement covering the production, sustainment and follow-on development of the Joint Strike Fighter, a pact Pentagon officials hope to replicate with additional international partners in the coming weeks. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England and Cornelis "Cees" van der Knaap, Holland's state secretary for defense, signed the memorandum of understanding -- which sets the stage for a procurement decision at a later date -- at the Pentagon, according to a Defense Department statement...
