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Finland receives its first two F-35A fighter jets

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Finland’s first two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi on September 18, 2026. The aircraft, identified as JF-510 and JF-512, were the first Finnish F-35s to arrive in the country. Finland’s other six initial aircraft remain in the United States for training.

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  1. 19 Sept, 18:27Finland’s F-35s Touch Down on Home Soil for the First Time · The Aviationist
  2. 20 Sept, 09:09First Finnish F-35 fighters cross Atlantic and arrive in the country · Air Data News
  3. 20 Sept, 10:45Finnish Air Force Receives First F-35A Fighter Jets at Rovaniemi · Aviation News EU
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  1. 20 September
  2. Latest20 Sept, 19:43

    Finland’s first F-35 fighters arrive at Rovaniemi Air Base

    Finland’s first two domestically based F-35A Lightning II fighters landed at Rovaniemi on 18 September 2026, marking an important stage in the country’s transition from the F/A-18 Hornet. Aircraft JF-510 and JF-512 reached the Lapland Air Wing after a three-day delivery flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility, including a stop at Lajes Air Base […]

    Aviation24.beAviation24.be•André Orban
  3. Aviation News EU
    Follow-up20 Sept, 10:45

    Finnish Air Force Receives First F-35A Fighter Jets at Rovaniemi

    Aviation News – The Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat) officially marked the start of domestic fifth-generation operations on 18 September 2026 as its first two Lockheed...

    Aviation News EUAviation News EU
  4. Follow-up20 Sept, 09:09

    First Finnish F-35 fighters cross Atlantic and arrive in the country

    JF-510 and JF-512 landed at Rovaniemi on September 18, while Finland’s first eight aircraft remain in the US for training

    Air Data NewsAir Data News•Ricardo Meier
  5. 19 September
  6. First seen19 Sept, 18:27

    Finland’s F-35s Touch Down on Home Soil for the First Time

    The first two F-35A Lightning IIs of the Finnish Air Force, which has signed on for 64 aircraft, arrived at the Lapland Air Wing. The Finnish Air Force’s (Ilmavoimat) first two F-35A Lightning II landed in Finland on Sep. 18, 2026. Tail numbers JF-510 and JF-512 landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi, where […]

    The AviationistThe Aviationist•Parth Satam