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The Joint Strike Fighter Program Office has officially cleared the Lockheed Martin F-35 to begin initial operational test & evaluation, the milestone coming as the first two F-35As to be based in Australia arrive in-country.
This feature from the April 2017 magazine edition of Australia Aviation looks at the Lockheed Martin F-35A's appearance at the 2017 Avalon Airshow.
The first two RAAF Lockheed Martin F-35As to be based in Australia have departed Luke AFB in Arizona, bound for RAAF Williamtown.
Japan reportedly plans to order a mix of 100 Lockheed Martin F-35As and Bs to add to the 42 F-35As it already has in service or on order.
The Royal Australian Air Force has taken delivery of its tenth Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter, with the aircraft arriving at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona last week.
The United States has suspended flying its Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets due to the need to inspect fuel tubes within the aircraft's engines.
