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Norway activated QRA with F-35A at Evenes AB.
RNoAF F-35 #5503 to be assigned to 332 skv is coming in for landing at Ørland AB on August 11th, 2021 on its delivery flight. [RNoAF photo]
Jan 06, 2022 - Just before noon today the Norwegian Air Force marked a significant milestone. After reaching IOC status back on 6 November 2019, today marked another milestone with the startup of the QRA assignment from Evenes AB in the north of the country. [Read more...]
South Korean F-35 makes emergency ‘belly landing’
RoKAF F-35A #21-034 is seen doing a low approach at NAS Fort Worth after its first flight on July 23rd, 2021. [Photo by Tim Wurth]
Jan 06, 2022 - A South Korean F-35A jet fighter conducted an emergency "belly landing" at an air base on Tuesday after its landing gear malfunctioned due to electronic issues. [Read more...]
RAF Lakenheath welcomes first 5th generation F-35s
USAF F-35A #19-5473 assigned to the 495th FS lands on the runway at RAF Lakenheath on December 15th, 2021. [USAF photo by SrA. Koby I. Saunders]
Dec 15, 2021 - RAF Lakenheath received its first delivery of F-35A Lightning II aircraft on December 15. This is the result of a force posture adjustment that has been six years in the making. [Read more...]
Finland chooses the F-35A
RNoAF F-35A #5388 from 332 skv is taking off from Leeuwarden AB on October 7th, 2021 for another Weapons Instructor Course mission. [Photo by John de Winter]
Dec 10, 2021 - The Finnish government authorized the Finnish Defense Forces Logistics Department to establish a procurement deal with the US for the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II on December 10, 2021. [Read more...]
British F-35 stealth fighter crashed off an aircraft carrier into the sea
RAF/RN F-35B #ZM152 is seen on a test flight at NAS Fort Worth on June 14th, 2019. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
Nov 18, 2021 - A British F-35B crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday morning while operating off the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. [Read more...]
Swiss choose the F-35A
RNlAF F-35A #F-009 of 322 sqn is seen taking off from Leeuwarden AB on August 19th, 2020. [Photo by Ed Groenendijk]
Jun 30, 2021 - Today the Swiss government announced that the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II has been the winner of the New Fighter Aircraft competition which was started last year to provide a successor the both the F-5E/F and F/A-18C/D fleet. [Read more...]
First Danish F-35 handed over
RDAF F-35A #L-001 is seen departing on its first flight at NAS Fort Worth on March 8th, 2021. [Photo by Tim Wurth]
Apr 07, 2021 - Today the first Danish F-35 (#L-001) was handed over to the Danish Flyvevåbnet in a ceremony at Lockheed. This marks the formal start of the Danish F-35 program albeit the jet was already flying in January conducting numerous rigorous tests at NAS Fort Worth. [Read more...]
Hill AFB pilots take on Red Flag’s ‘impossible to replicate’ scenarios with F-35A
Five F-35A Lightning II fighter jets assigned to the 34th FS at Hill AFB sit on the flight line during Red Flag 21-1 at Nellis AFB on February 8th, 2021. [USAF photo by A1C. Dwane R. Young]
Feb 17, 2021 - Hill Airmen recently returned from Red Flag 21-1, a large-scale, highly-complex Air Combat Command exercise in the Nevada desert. [Read more...]
421st Fighter Squadron returns to Hill AFB
Pilots and F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 421st FS return to Hill AFB following a six-month deployment to Al Dhafra AB on October 23rd, 2020. The deployment included Airmen from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th FWs. While deployed, the 421st FS employed the F-35A in close air support missions, performed offensive and defensive counter-air and enable regional deterrence by participating in joint exercises with national partners in the Middle East. [USAF photo by R. Nial Bradshaw]
Oct 26, 2020 - Hundreds of Airmen from the expeditionary 421st Fighter Squadron returned here today following a six-month deployment to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. [Read more...]
First USAF pilot hits 1,000 flying hours in F-35A
Lt. Col. Jared Santos, 388th FW pilot, became the first Air Force pilot to reach 1,000 flying hours in the F-35A Lightning II after a training sortie at Hill AFB on October 22nd, 2020. Santos, a former F-15 and F-18 pilot, began flying the F-35 at Eglin AFB and has been assigned to the 388th FW for two years. [USAF photo by R. Nial Bradshaw]
Oct 23, 2020 - On October 22, 388th Fighter Wing pilots flew a four-on-six tactical intercept mission over the Utah Test and Training Range in the F-35A Lightning II, using sensors and stealth to take on the enemy. The sortie lasted roughly two hours. [Read more...]
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