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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II operators

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Reference excerpt

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015. The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program, including Japan, South Korea, and Israel. The units that operate or plan on operating the aircraft are listed below.

Operators

F-35A Australia

Royal Australian Air Force – 72 operational. RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales No. 2 OCU No. 3 Squadron No. 77 Squadron RAAF Base Tindal, Northern Territory No. 75 Squadron Belgium

Belgian Air Force – 4 operational, 34 planned. Florennes Air Base 2nd Tactical Wing Kleine Brogel Air Base 10th Tactical Wing Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force – 88 ordered in January 2023. First aircraft to arrive in 2026, first squadron operational in 2029 and full fleet operational by 2032 to 2034. Czech Republic

Czech Air Force – The U.S. State Department approved a possible sale to the Czech Republic of F-35 aircraft, munitions and related equipment worth up to $5.62 billion, according to a 29 June 2023 announcement. On 29 January 2024, the Czech government signed a memorandum of understanding with the United States for the purchase of 24 F-35A fighters. Denmark

Royal Danish Air Force – 17 delivered out of 43 planned. The first four aircraft are expected to be flown from Luke Air Force Base, starting in 2021 for the training of Danish pilots. The first four aircraft arrived at Skrydstrup Air Base in September 2023 with 13 more having been delivered to Skrydstrup in January 2025. Full operational capability for the first 27 is expected in 2027; the second batch of 16 has secured no production slot yet. Skrydstrup Air Base, Vojens Eskadrille 727 Finland

Finnish Air Force – 64 ordered. Lapland Air Wing, Rovaniemi Air Base Hävittäjälentolaivue 11 Karelia Air Wing, Rissala Air Base Hävittäjälentolaivue 31 Germany

German Air Force – 35 ordered. Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33, Büchel Air Base Greece

Hellenic Air Force – 20 ordered with an option to buy 20 more. Italy

Italian Air Force – 42 operational, out of 75 ordered. Amendola Air Base, Apulia 32º Stormo Ghedi Air Base, Lombardy 6º Stormo Japan

Japan Air Self-Defense Force – 40 operational; with a total order of 105 F-35A variants. 41 of these F-35As are being built by Mitsubishi. Misawa Air Base, Aomori 301st Hikōtai 302nd Hikōtai Netherlands

Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force – 49 operational, from 58 ordered. Leeuwarden Air Base No. 322 Squadron Volkel Air Base No. 312 Squadron No. 313 Squadron Norway

Royal Norwegian Air Force – 52 operational. Ørland Main Air Station, Trøndelag 331 Skvadron 332 Skvadron Testing, trening og taktikk Skvadron Poland

Polish Air Force – 3 operational, from 32 ordered. Romania

Romanian Air Force – The first order for 32 F-35 fighters worth $6.5 billion was concluded on 21 November 2024. Plans are to buy a further 16 F-35s for a total of 48 which will replace the current Romanian F-16s between 2034 and 2040. Singapore

Republic of Singapore Air Force – 8 ordered in 2024, to be delivered from 2030. South Korea

Republic of Korea Air Force – 39 operational out of 60 ordered. 17th Fighter Wing - Cheongju AFB 151st Fighter Squadron 152nd Fighter Squadron Switzerland

Swiss Air Force – 36 on order to replace F-5E/F Tiger II and F/A-18C/D Hornet. Deliveries will begin in 2027 and conclude in 2030. United Kingdom

Royal Air Force – 12 on order United States

United States Air Force – 443 operational, 1,763 planned. Air Combat Command 23rd Wing – Moody AFB, Georgia (Planned for 2029) 53d Wing – Eglin AFB, Florida 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron – Edwards AFB, California (53d Test and Evaluation Group) 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron – Nellis AFB, Nevada (53d Test and Evaluation Group) 57th Wing – Nellis AFB, Nevada 6th Weapons Squadron 65th Aggressor Squadron 325th Fighter Wing – Tyndall AFB, Florida 95th Fighter Squadron Additional unspecified squadron Additional unspecified squadron 388th Fighter Wing – Hill AFB, Utah 4th Fighter Squadron 34th Fighter Squadron 421st Fighter Squadron 495th Fighter Group – Shaw AFB, South Carolina 315th Fighter Squadron (Active Associate) – Burlington ANGB, Vermont 377th Fighter Squadron (Active Associate) – Dannelly Field ANGB, Alabama 378th Fighter Squadron (Active Associate) – Truax Field ANGB, Wisconsin Air Education and Training Command 33d Fighter Wing – Eglin AFB, Florida 57th Fighter Squadron – Ebbing ANGB, Arkansas 58th Fighter Squadron 60th Fighter Squadron 56th Fighter Wing – Luke AFB, Arizona 61st Fighter Squadron 62d Fighter Squadron 63d Fighter Squadron 308th Fighter Squadron 310th Fighter Squadron 312th Fighter Squadron Air Force Reserve Command 301st Fighter Wing 457th Fighter Squadron 419th Fighter Wing – Hill AFB, Utah 466th Fighter Squadron Air Force Materiel Command 412th Test Wing – Edwards AFB, California 461st Flight Test Squadron Air National Guard 104th Fighter Wing – Barnes ANGB, Massachusetts (Planned for 2025) 131st Fighter Squadron 115th Fighter Wing – Truax Field ANGB, Wisconsin 176th Fighter Squadron 125th Fighter Wing – Jacksonville ANGB, Florida 159th Fighter Squadron 158th Fighter Wing – Burlington ANGB, Vermont 134th Fighter Squadron 173d Fighter Wing – Kingsley Field ANGB, Oregon (Planned for 2026) 114th Fighter Squadron 187th Fighter Wing – Dannelly Field ANGB, Alabama 100th Fighter Squadron Pacific Air Forces 35th Fighter Wing – Misawa Air Base, Japan 13th Fighter Squadron 354th Fighter Wing – Eielson AFB, Alaska 355th Fighter Squadron 356th Fighter Squadron United States Air Forces in Europe 48th Fighter Wing – RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom 493d Fighter Squadron 495th Fighter Squadron United States Navy Operational Test and Evaluation Force Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine(VX-9)-Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

F-35I Israel

Israeli Air Force – 42 currently operational, from 75 ordered. Nevatim Airbase, Nevatim 140 Squadron 116 Squadron 117 Squadron Tel Nof Airbase Flight Test Center - Testbed aircraft

F-35B

Italy

Italian Air Force – 5 delivered, out of 20 ordered. Amendola Air Base, Apulia 32º Stormo Italian Navy – 10 delivered, out of 20 ordered. Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati Japan

Japan Air Self-Defense Force – 27 on order, out of 42 planned, also planning to deploy to Nyutabaru Air Base. Singapore

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