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Japan - FACO F-35s new

18-10-2018
Defence officials also pointed out that Japan will stop using a final assembly and check-out (FACO) facility for the country’s F-35As from FY 2019 and start buying completed F-35As and F-35Bs to reduce procurement costs.

15-5194 HL 419FW delivery 10.12.2018
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F-35A nr 50 delivered to Hill

MM55094 is 36-60

only two IT.Navy AV-8Bs play for TLP 18/04

other aircrafts out from Grottaglie

05.12.2018
The F-35 was cleared earlier today to start formal IOT&E phase later this month.
It begins 16 months later than the 2012 version of the F-35 schedule envisioned.
IOT&E validation is needed to approve full-rate production next year.

05-12-2018
F-35A A35-009 & 010 arriving at RAAF Amberley this afternoon

AF serials assegned in FY16 ZERO

RAAF A35-009 & A35-010 enroute to Australia via Hawaii & Guam)
10.12.2018 will arrive at home

308FS has been reactivated for/with USAF / KLU and in future RDAF F-35As

Luke - 308FS reactivated 30-11-2018

with their partners from the Netherlands and Denmark

KLU F-001 & F-002 are now at Luke

raameagle wrote:919 and 921 arrived at Lajes as Retro51 and 52 (thanks Andre).
Regards
Mark

thanks ... so AS014 916 has been reserialled 921

IAF F-35I on delivery left FW 18-11-2018
919 AS013 / 916 AS014

14.11.2018 Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $22,712,874,822 not-to-exceed undefinitized contract modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, firm-fixed-price advanced acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0001) for ...

166888 NF-111

w/o 4180 ex RAAF A97-180