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Finland’s First F-35 Conducts Maiden Flight

The Finnish Air Force’s first F-35 conducted its first flight on Dec. 8, ahead of the official rollout ceremony next week. The Finnish Air Force has ...
The National Interest

The First Finnish F-35 Has Taken Flight

That first flight came almost four years to the day that the Finnish government announced it had selected the F-35 as the winner of its HX Fighter Program. NATO member Finland is one step closer to ...
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Finland’s new F-35 fighter jets are headed to Arkansas?

Finland’s first F-35 is now on its way to Ebbing Air Force National Guard Base, where Finnish pilots will train on its use before returning home.
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Finland Rolls Out Its First F-35A, Entering the Fifth-Generation Era

Finland’s first F-35A multirole fighter, aircraft JF-501, was unveiled to the public at a ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s ...
FlightGlobal

Lockheed unveils first F-35A stealth fighter bound for Finland

Lockheed Martin has displayed the first F-35A Lightning II destined for Finland at its Fort Worth facility, marking a milestone for the Nordic nation's 64-aircraft programme to replace its Boeing ...
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F-35 fighter now armed with ‘no escape’ Mach 4 ramjet Meteor missile

New ground integration tests at Edwards AFB show the ramjet-powered Meteor BVRAAM can now “talk” to, fit inside, and safely deploy from the F-35A’s internal weapons bay, a key step before flight ...
The Aviationist

F-35 Conducts B61-12 Stockpile Flight Tests

The F-35 Lightning II was used in August 2025 to successfully evaluate three B61-12 test assets during a multi-day test campaign. Sandia National Laboratories and the National Nuclear Security ...