Tag: F-35As

F-35As Deploy to Estonia For the First Time

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft and approximately 20 supporting Airmen arrived at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, today, from RAF Lakenheath, England. The F-35As are participating in their first-ever training deployment to Europe. The aircraft and total force Airmen and are from the 34th Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, and the Air Force Reserve’s 466th Fighter […]

Japan Orders Parts for Six F-35s Under $73.8 Million Contract

Reading Time: 2 minutes Japan is readying for future F-35 Lightning II production, ordering $73.8 million in long-lead items that would build six of the joint strike fighters. Long-lead items include titanium parts and other materials used to build the cockpit fuselage, the center of the airplane, the main bulkhead, the center wing and the aft. Lockheed won the […]