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Norway's first three F-35As being escorted by a RNAF F-16 fighter
jet when entering the country's airspace
(Credit: Heige Hopen/Norwegian Armed Forces)
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Published: Sunday, 05 November 2017 15:23
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) on Nov. 3 formally took
delivery of its first three F-35A fighter jets. The three aircraft, the first
to be delivered to Norway, took off from Fort Worth, Texas at 06.35 AM
Norwegian time November 3rd and landed at 03.57 PM the same day at Ørland Air
Base, the country's Ministry of Defence said on its website……..Read rest of
article: HERE
"Norway participates in the F-35 program as a Level 3 partner in the
system development and demonstration phase, with a view to enabling its
industry to compete for industrial opportunities. The Norwegian Air Force and
the local defense contractor Kongsberg decided to develop the Joint Strike
Missile for the F-35 and other aircraft."
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