Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

[GTX]

Poland’s First F-35A "Hussar" Stealth Fighter Rolled Out

With growing fears of Russian aggression, the Polish Air Force is modernizing, with the F-35 set to be its cutting edge. With growing fears of Russian aggression, the Polish Air Force is modernizing, with the F-35 set to be its cutting edge.

www.twz.com

 

[Scott Kenny]

Poland’s First F-35A "Hussar" Stealth Fighter Rolled Out

With growing fears of Russian aggression, the Polish Air Force is modernizing, with the F-35 set to be its cutting edge. With growing fears of Russian aggression, the Polish Air Force is modernizing, with the F-35 set to be its cutting edge.

www.twz.com

Gives a whole new meaning to "Winged Hussars"!

(cue Sabaton song...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcYhYO02f98
)

 

[GTX]

Officially presented in Texas, Poland will receive its first F-35 named Husarz

www.armyrecognition.com

 

[GTX]

Romania to buy 32 F-35A stealth fighters for $6.5 Billion with more planned

Romania to buy 32 F-35A stealth fighters for $6.5 Billion with more planned

www.armyrecognition.com

 

[Forest Green]

Italian Navy Achieves IOC for the embarked joint F-35B component - Naval News

The Italian Navy has declared IOC of the 5th generation fighter F-35B STOVL aircraft component embarked on the Cavour aircraft carrier.

www.navalnews.com

 

[NMaude]

Millenium 7*HistoryTech has this interesting video concerning the low availability rates of the F-35:

The F-35 is doomed to low readiness, if this doesn't change...

It would appear that just in time logistics is a serious problem for the F-35 especially in a war time situation especially if it's a prolonged war, in war time JIT logistics would appear to be false economy.

 

[GTX]

US Air Force F-35 jets land on Finnish highway

 

[GTX]

https://www.f35.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/aero/f35/documents/24-00171_001A%20F-35FastFacts_September.pdf

 

[Ozair]

US Air Force F-35 jets land on Finnish highway

Poorly written/researched article implying first time for F-35 on a highway given Norway did it last year, https://theaviationist.com/2023/09/21/norwegian-f-35-finland-road-base/

 

[Arjen]

Poorly written/researched

Maybe the author considers only US F-35s to be fifth generation aircraft

the first time fifth-generation F-35 aircraft have landed on a European highway

I hope the author was just lazy - or forgetful.

 

[GTX]

Just a cool picture:

 

[Grey Havoc]

New F-35s can fly combat training as DOD holds millions from Lockheed

The F-35 delivery delays due to upgrade problems have slowed down the Air Force's deployment of jets to England, among other consequences.

www.defensenews.com

 

[TomcatViP]

We mentioned the recent take off and Landing exercise on Highway strip in Norway Finland:

View: https://youtu.be/iDOlqV4KNFw?si=n5R5zQVn-xxw5IuK

Includes Touch&Go from Typhoon and Hawk.
Notice the itchy Pine trees bordering the side road on sort final.

 

[perttime]

We mentioned the recent take off and Landing exercise on Highway strip in Norway:

...

That is not in Norway.

 

[TomcatViP]

That is not in Norway.

My bad. Post edited.