F-35 Lightning II developments

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F-35C CF-082 170102 uncode seen 28-06-2023

[Starfighter_F-104G]

FMS - Czech Republic – F-35 Aircraft
29-06-2023
The Government of the Czech Republic has requested to buy twenty-four (24) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL)

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F-35I news
02-07-2023

Israel has approved the purchase of a third squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets in a
deal worth $3 billion, the Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.

[michel N]

Rheinmetall will start producing F-35 fuselage parts at/near Weeze Airport from 2025 onwards, it seems.

https://www.pressebox.de/pressemitteilu ... id/1164146

[Starfighter_F-104G]

06-07-2023
F-35A AF-394 22-5694 nm
F-35C CF-085 170105 nm

[gluefan1]

Israeli air force delivery next week
On the morning of July 17th the three F-35i Adir (958,959,960) scheduled to leave to Lajes for two nights stop
Arriving Nevatim AFB on July 19th afternoon

958 on one of the early test flights (credit: Matt Ellis)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/137143839 ... datetaken/

[VEGA]

Today from Cameri AB ff F-35B Bl-07 MM7457/4-05 (Italian Navy)

[gluefan1]

Israeli air force delivery next week
On the morning of July 17th the three F-35i Adir (958,959,960) scheduled to leave to Lajes for two nights stop
Arriving Nevatim AFB on July 19th afternoon

958 on one of the early test flights (credit: Matt Ellis)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/137143839 ... datetaken/

Lajes stop cancelled, or the route diverted to any other European station (Spain?) or rescheduled to another time.
Any info about it?

[wamovements]

Israeli air force delivery next week
On the morning of July 17th the three F-35i Adir (958,959,960) scheduled to leave to Lajes for two nights stop
Arriving Nevatim AFB on July 19th afternoon

958 on one of the early test flights (credit: Matt Ellis)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/137143839 ... datetaken/

Lajes stop canceled, or the route diverted to any other European station (Spain?) or rescheduled to another time.
Any info about it?

Quote says start 17-7

[Starfighter_F-104G]

Contracts For July 13, 2023

LLTM for 147 Lot18 F-35 for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) participants

[sdamico]

Israeli air force delivery next week
On the morning of July 17th the three F-35i Adir (958,959,960) scheduled to leave to Lajes for two nights stop
Arriving Nevatim AFB on July 19th afternoon

958 on one of the early test flights (credit: Matt Ellis)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/137143839 ... datetaken/

Lajes stop cancelled, or the route diverted to any other European station (Spain?) or rescheduled to another time.
Any info about it?

Possible delivery this morning (18 Jul) with KC-135R 59-1476 92ARW/141ARW heard departing with chicks (3?) c. 5 am LT (1000Z).

SD

[tally]

Israeli air force delivery next week
On the morning of July 17th the three F-35i Adir (958,959,960) scheduled to leave to Lajes for two nights stop
Arriving Nevatim AFB on July 19th afternoon

958 on one of the early test flights (credit: Matt Ellis)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/137143839 ... datetaken/

Lajes stop cancelled, or the route diverted to any other European station (Spain?) or rescheduled to another time.
Any info about it?

Possible delivery this morning (18 Jul) with KC-135R 59-1476 92ARW/141ARW heard departing with chicks (3?) c. 5 am LT (1000Z).

SD

Four!!! Three F-35's and what I think was a Greek F-16. The Greek had been at NAS Fort Worth since last week parked at the T-Line. They left NAS FW around 5:20am this morning. The tanker just landed in the North East (USA). Not positive if the chicks landed there as well or if there was another tanker that took over to continue the journey.

F-35's: 958,959,960. Although not confirmed.
Not positive about the Greek.

[raameagle]

The Greek Viper is probably 005 and BLUE41 should have picked up the chicks for the pond crossing.
Regards
Mark

[gluefan1]

The Greek Viper is probably 005 and BLUE41 should have picked up the chicks for the pond crossing.
Regards
Mark

Blue41 indeed for tanker 57-1469
ETA Lajes in one hour, link to pic after landing

[gluefan1]

They landed safely in Lajes.
Pic in the link, including the pic of Adir AS-38/959 which is missing in the aircraft page on F-16.net web site
Credit to Miguel Santos
https://www.facebook.com/groups/world.I ... 057071400/