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Re: F-35 Lightning II developments

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As far as i know the foreign aircraft also have an US serial... so 14-5108 to 14-5117 are assigned to the Italian, Norwegian, Japanese and Israeli aircraft.

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Indeed international orders also have FY numbers. We know the Norwegian jets are 14-5110 and 14-5111. This leaves 14-5108/14-5109 and 14-5112 till 14-5117 open for Japan, Israel and Italy. If anyone get a confirmation on those serials, that would be great. Presumably (but that's pure guessing) the Italian ones will be 14-5108 and 14-5109. But the correct sequance of Israel and Japan is not known untill we have a confirmed serial on one of both countries.

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tally wrote:AF-109 as 15-5118/OT made its maiden flight Tuesday, Dec 20, 2016.
Do you perhaps know what happend to AF-105, AF-106, AF-107 and AF-108? Can't seem to find any information on them.


In other news, VMFA-121 moved seven F-35Bs to MCAS Iwakuni last week. Four of them are:
  • 169168 VK-04
    169293 VK-07
    169294 VK-08
    169296 VK-10
Three more will follow soon. And six more later this year.

VFA-125 received their first four F-35Cs at NAS Lemoore yesterday, January 25:
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    169031 NJ-401
    169032 NJ-402
    169035 NJ-403
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Re: F-35 Lightning II developments

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The four VFA-125 aircraft fuel-stopped at NASJRB Fort Worth (NFW) on Tuesday January 24 as RAIDR11-14.

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AX-03 delivered to luke afb jan 26.
AF-104 14-5103/LF attempted delivery to luke afb jan 26 as well but went u/s.
AF-108 attempted first flight jan 26 but went u/s. Not sure on the FY but the rest is 5107/LF.
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tally wrote:AX-03 delivered to luke afb jan 26.
AF-104 14-5103/LF attempted delivery to luke afb jan 26 as well but went u/s.
AF-108 attempted first flight jan 26 but went u/s. Not sure on the FY but the rest is 5107/LF.

5107 is FY14 as well, 5118 is the first FY15
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AF-106 is with the 34th FS.

More news on FY numbers:

Italians are 14-5108/14-5109.
Israeli are 14-5112/14-5113 and Japanese 14-5114/14-5117.

As you all noted the last of that batch isn't 69-8704 but 79-8704 as it is delivered to them in 2017 apparantly.

Only one remaining LRIP VIII jet to be produced, being Italian AL-08 (14-5109)

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15-5121/OT (422nd TES) made its first flight on 30 January
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Bjorn wrote: Only one remaining LRIP VIII jet to be produced, being Italian AL-08 (14-5109)

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Was seen in Cameri last October already, as were AL-09 and BL-01.
As being in production or already produced and ready to fly?

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See for yourself here. Should be close to ready to fly by now.
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Good news for the Lightning II,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38862319
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From F-16.net two new first flights:

903 F-35A Israeli DF 16 Jan 2017
904 F-35A Israeli DF 1 Feb 2017
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Re: F-35 Lightning II developments

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Le Addeur noir wrote:Good news for the Lightning II,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38862319
LRIP10 contains:

44 F-35A for the U.S. Air Force
9 F-35B for the U.S. Marine Corps
2 F-35C for the U.S. Navy
3 F-35B for UK
6 F-35A for Norway
8 F-35A for Australia
2 F-35A for Turkey
4 F-35A for Japan
6 F-35A for Israel
6 F-35A for South Korea

Italy is missing but this is consistent with previous LRIPs since production takes place in Italy. Apparently these are added later.
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Re: F-35 Lightning II developments

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Coati wrote:From F-16.net two new first flights:

903 F-35A Israeli DF 16 Jan 2017
904 F-35A Israeli DF 1 Feb 2017
Those are not necessarily first flights, but the first time they were photographed (as far as I could find). Most likely first flights though. (I posted that on F-16.net)
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