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F-35 Lightning Ii Country-By-Country Analysis F-35 LIGHTNING II COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY ANALYSIS Lightning IIs are Aviation News incorporating Jets December 2018 rapidly entering service around the world and initial combat missions have been fl own. Tom Kaminski takes a nation-by-nation look at procurement and fi elding. ockheed Martin and its international August 2017 and deliveries began with Lot AUSTRALIA partners developed the Joint 9 aircraft the same month. Australia purchased two F-35As as part of Strike Fighter (JSF) in three basic The software provided the aircraft with LRIP Lot 6 and serial A35-001 (AU-1) took L versions: the conventional take- additional capabilities required for war- to the air at NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve off and landing (CTOL) F-35A, the short ghting, including enhanced sensors and Base, Texas, on September 29, 2014. take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B targeting, improved data links and threat Delivery to the International Pilot Training and the carrier-variant (CV) F-35C. Since countermeasures and additional weapons Center at Luke AFB, Arizona, followed in the rst F-35A ew in December 2006, the capabilities throughout the full aircraft the December. The rst Royal Australian Air eet has racked up more than 155,000 ight ight envelope. The system development Force (RAAF) pilot completed training with hours, including more than 17,000 during and demonstration (SDD) programme the 33rd Fighter Wing’s (FW) 58th Fighter development testing. completed all required ight testing on April Squadron (FS) at Eglin AFB, Florida, in April Already around 500 Lightning IIs have 11, 2018. By mid-October this year, more 2015. Both F-35As made a short visit to been ordered by ten customers under 11 than 690 pilots and 6,300 maintainers had Victoria, Australia, during the Avalon airshow low rate initial production (LRIP) contracts been trained and more than 320 Lightning how, but in February 2018 they returned to and aircraft are now being seen around the IIs had been accepted. training duties at Luke. world. However, it is unclear how big the eventual assembly run will be. Delivery of production aircraft began in 2011 and the F-35B achieved initial operational capability (IOC) with the US Marine Corps in July 2015. The F-35A followed with the USAF in August 2016. In June this year, the 300th Lightning II was accepted by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and delivered to the USAF. At that time, 197 F-35A, 75 F-35B and 28 F-35C models had been delivered to six of the original nine partner countries and three foreign military sales (FMS) customers. The Block 3F operational ight No.3 Sqn is the RAAF’s rst operational unit to be equipped with the F-35A and, as of program software received eet release in September 2018, had nine aircraft on strength. Australian Department of Defence 32 CANADA The Canadians have not committed to purchasing the F-35, despite an investment of more than $375m in the programme. Although an intention to purchase 65 F-35As was announced in 2010, the plan was shelved for cost reasons in 2012. A new competition to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) eet of 76 CF-188s was revealed under the Future Fighter Capability project in December last year and the F-35A is one of several aircraft under consideration. In February 2018, the government revealed its list of ve eligible suppliers and ghters, are the Dassault Rafale, Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Euro ghter Typhoon, Boeing F/A- 18E/F and the F-35A. The nal request will be released in spring 2019, with selection by 2022 and the rst of 88 ghters being delivered in 2025. DENMARK The Danish defence ministry con rmed plans to purchase 27 F-35As in June 2016 and will spend around $4.5bn on its ghter replacement programme. Purchases were scheduled to begin in 2018 with an initial The UK has received 12 F-35Bs, batch of two Lot 12 F-35As. However, at nine of which are at RAF Marham the time of writing, no contracts had been while three remain with 17 Sqn at Edwards AFB. Ministry of Defence signed. The schedule is for them to be delivered to Luke AFB in 2021 to support Israel was the rst country to order the Australia next purchased eight ghters training. From 2022, local operations will F-35 through the Foreign Military Sales with the Lot 10 order and the rst of those programme, purchasing two aircraft in be centred at Skrydstrup Air Base and the ew at Fort Worth on December 1, 2017, September 2010. Lockheed Martin F-35A will completely replace Denmark’s featuring Block 3F software. It was one of eet of F-16s by 2025. three Australian jets delivered to Luke in Williamtown will eventually support two March 2018, where the Australian cadre operational squadrons and the operational ISRAEL at the Arizona base embedded with the conversion unit (OCU). A third operational In service, F-35As are known by the Hebrew 56th FW’s 61st FS, and includes pilots squadron will be stationed at RAAF Base name ‘Adir’, meaning ‘Mighty One’. As the rst and maintenance personnel. Planned Tindal, Northern Territory. Initial pilot training country to purchase F-35s through the FMS procurement for the RAAF totals 72 aircraft will transition to Australia in mid-2020. process, Israel initially secured two F-35As and future purchases will include eight under Lot 8 in September 2010. Serial 901 aircraft in Lot 11 and 15 in Lot 12. (AS-1) was rolled out in Fort Worth on June Delivered in Block 3i con guration, the two BELGIUM 22, 2016 and rst ew on July 25. original F-35As received Block 3F structural, The Belgian Government formally Israel’s rst two F-35As were accepted in hardware and software upgrades that were announced the selection of the F-35A for its late December 2016 and the ‘Adir’ achieved carried out by the USAF’s Ogden Air Logistics Air Combat Capability Programme (ACCaP) IOC with 140 ‘Golden Eagle’ Sqn at Nevatim Complex at Hill AFB, Utah. Two Lot 10 F-35As on October 25 becoming the 12th nation to on December 6, 2017 when nine aircraft were are scheduled to arrive at RAAF Base choose the Lightning II. The US Department in service. Little time was wasted in putting Williamtown, New South Wales, for Australian- of State gave its approval to the potential the ghter to work and, on May 22, 2018, speci c validation and veri cation testing this F-35A sale in January 2018. Plans call for the air force revealed F-35As were involved month (December). The ghter is expected to the purchase of 34 ghters to replace the in two strikes against unidenti ed targets, achieve IOC with 3 Sqn in December 2020, Belgian Defence - Air Component’s 54 F-16s believed to be in Syria. However, it remains with nal operating capability (FOC) in 2023. in the 2023-2030 timeframe. unclear whether the aircraft conducted www.aviation-news.co.uk strikes or supported aircraft that engaged Italy is currently the only international partner it arrived on January 31. After completing to have procured multiple versions of the targets. Israel has already approved the E3 certi cation, it relocated to MCAS F-35 and is due to operate the F-35A and purchase of 50 F-35As against a potential F-35B. Lockheed Martin Beaufort, South Carolina, to support training acquisition of 75 ghters and deliveries will efforts with Marine ghter attack squadron run through to December 2024. By the end of on February 5, 2016. After completing VMFAT-501. The rst Italian pilots completed this year, 15 Lightning IIs will be operational. electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) training at Beaufort in early 2018. The Navy Israeli pilots were initially trained at Luke, but testing in May 2016, the F-35A joined the F-35Bs will be based at Grottaglie Naval Air local training takes place at Nevatim Air Base international training eet at Luke. Local Station and operate from the aircraft carrier in central Israel. deliveries began on December 12, 2016 Giuseppe Garibaldi (C 551). Owned by The ‘Adirs’ will acquire several locally when two F-35As were delivered to 32° the Ministry of Defence and managed by developed systems and equipment that Stormo (Wing) at Amendola Air Base. Five Leonardo, and Lockheed Martin, the Cameri reportedly consist of an electronic warfare Block 3i F-35As assigned to the wing were FACO facility was due to deliver a second system, external jamming pod and precision- tasked as part of the country’s air defence F-35B last month (November). guided air-to-air weapons, as well as system on March 1, 2018. Italian F-35A pilots command, control, communication and undergo training with the 56th FW at Luke JAPAN computers (C4) software developed by and the air force’s long-term commitment to An initial batch of four F-35As was purchased Israel Aerospace Industries’ Lahav Division. the training eet includes ve F-35As. as part of Lot 8. Serial 69-8701 (AX-1), which In 2020, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) will Italy is currently the only international was produced in Fort Worth, rst ew on receive an F-35A tted with special test partner to operate multiple versions of the August 26, 2016 and was formally unveiled on instrumentation to support the integration Lightning II and plans include 60 F-35As September 28. It was subsequently delivered of the locally developed systems. According and 30 F-35Bs. The STOVL versions will be to Luke AFB on November 27.
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