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F-35A AL16 MM7366 06-01
https://scontent.fvrn2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=6230F258
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19-5494/AK for 355th FS seen last week at Ft Worth.
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DoD FY 2022 budget signed
Lot 16
85 F-35s funded
- 48 F-35A USAF
- 17 F-35B USMC
- 20 F-35C (15 USN / 5 USMC)
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First sights at NAS Fort Worth on 18 March were:

AF-324, 19-5496, 355FS, AK
AF-325, 19-5497, 6WPS, WA
BF-129, 169922, no marks

Getting interesting serial wise with FY19 approaching it's last birds fast.

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In two days (March 22) a Israeli delivery is scheduled
3 Adir (947,949,951) as Retro61/2/3 to overnight in Lajes
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KLu F-025 was delivered today to Leeuwarden after two practice approaches at its future base Volkel.
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gluefan1 wrote: ↑20 Mar 2022, 14:56 In two days (March 22) a Israeli delivery is scheduled
3 Adir (947,949,951) as Retro61/2/3 to overnight in Lajes

They are on their way. Tanker is KC-10 Blue 11.

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tally wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 17:24 They are on their way. Tanker is KC-10 Blue 11.
Tally
TNX, they are at Lajes now, take off toward Nevatim AFB tomorrow 7AM (local time)
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surprice
Lot 14 AF-326 F-35A 20-5566 HL 421FS seen 23.03.2022 probably f/f
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/519 ... 7a1e_h.jpg

Lot 13
19-5460/5497 AF-288/325 38 x USAF F-35A
19-5498/5500 AL-015/017 3 x ITAF F-35A MM7365/7367
19-5501/5565 are know
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Air2030: Swiss F-35As will be produced in Italy
Bern, 03.24.2022 –
Of the 36 F-35A fighter jets destined for Switzerland, at least 24 will be produced in the Italian town of Cameri. Clarifications are underway to determine whether the final assembly of 4 other devices could take place in Switzerland as part of an offset business project. The first 8 will be manufactured in the United States, with initial instruction for Swiss pilots taking place there. The price and schedule remain unchanged; the planes will be delivered from 2027.
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Bjorn wrote: ↑13 Feb 2022, 19:58 They uploaded the new pictures 2 days ago. So no historical ones. But anyway. We 'go with the flow' and hopefully someones catches 19-5555/5556 in Israel with their new serials (and possibly also 19-5554 as we still 'miss' one spot there, unless some bird is serialled out-of-sequence).
Greets,
I got answer for you from the IAF (no documents or photos yet)
AS-28/19-5554 changed from 945 to 944
AS-29/19-5555 changed from 947 to 945
AS-30/19-5556 changed from 949 to 946

the rest three remain the same
AS-31/19-5557 is 947
AS-32/19-5558 is 949
AS-33/19-5559 is 951

Your list
https://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/ ... /IDFAF/16/

And at this very moment 947,949,951 entered Israel air space, landing in Nevatim AFB in 30 minutes (welcome)
Earlier today, 951 taking off from Lajes
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And here's the "new" new 947 landing 10 minutes early at Nevatim this afternoon. Escorts were a pair of (unidentified) 119 squadron F-16Is

Image947.3 by Starman, on Flickr
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Canada picks U.S.-made F-35 fighter jet as next warplane
28-03-2022

The Canadian government has selected Lockheed Martin Corp., the American manufacturer of the F-35 fighter jet, as its preferred bidder in a $19-billion search for a new warplane.
The announcement will be made today, a source told The Globe and Mail. They were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
This development means Canada starts negotiating solely with Lockheed Martin on a contract for the combat aircraft.
If negotiations are successful, Canada could start taking delivery of new fighters as early as 2025, the source said.
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Years and years of going around in circles only to end up in the same place lol! In my opinion Canada was never going to buy anything but F-35!
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Starfighter_F-104G wrote: ↑28 Mar 2022, 17:49 Canada picks U.S.-made F-35 fighter jet as next warplane
28-03-2022

The Canadian government has selected Lockheed Martin Corp., the American manufacturer of the F-35 fighter jet, as its preferred bidder in a $19-billion search for a new warplane.
The announcement will be made today, a source told The Globe and Mail. They were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
This development means Canada starts negotiating solely with Lockheed Martin on a contract for the combat aircraft.
If negotiations are successful, Canada could start taking delivery of new fighters as early as 2025, the source said.
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