The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015.The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program, including Japan, South Korea, and Israel.35 received,[91] with 30 in the UK (one F-35B lost)[92] and the rest in the US, where they are used for testing and training.[93] 42 (24 FOC fighters and 18 training aircraft) to be fast-tracked by 2023.[96] Ship-based platform activation includes:[139]
One of the RAAF's first two F-35As in December 2014
The F-35I Adir (accompanied by a
253 Squadron
F-16I
Sufa) on its debut flight in Israel, December 2016
Dutch F-35A in July 2013
F-35 in 41st Training Air Base in Dęblin, Poland during the 2020 acquisition deal signing ceremony
The first Italian F-35B
First four RAF F-35Bs on a delivery flight to
RAF Marham
, June 2018