Air Force Events for F-35 Lightning II
Overview
This page lists all recorded air force inventory updates involving the F-35 Lightning II. View all air force events.
Air Force inventory updates for F-35 Lightning II
| Date | Country | Aircraft | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2026 | 🇫🇮 Finland | +1 F-35A | First F-35A (JF-501) delivered to Ebbing ANGB; Finnish pilot training begins May 2026. Detail → |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | +4 F-35A | First four Belgian F‑35As ferried from the US arrived at Florennes Air Base. Detail → |
| 10 Oct 2025 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | +16 F-35A | Denmark allocated funds to buy 16 additional F‑35s, raising its planned fleet to 43 aircraft. Detail → |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 🇯🇵 Japan | +2 F-35A/B | Second batch of 2 F-35Bs delivered to Nyutabaru AB following initial 3 in August. Detail → |
| 25 Apr 2025 | 🇮🇱 Israel | +3 F-35I | 3 × F-35I “Adir” ferried in from the US and accepted into 140 Sqn at Nevatim. Detail → |
| 29 Jan 2025 | 🇺🇸 United States | -1 F-35A | One F-35A crashed during an exercise in Alaska Detail → |