Denmark Receives Four More F-35s; Half of Fleet Now Home After Delays

Denmark receives four more F-35s; half of fleet now home after delays

PARIS — Denmark received four more F-35 fighter jets on Thursday, with more than half of the country’s ordered fleet of stealth aircraft now stationed on Danish soil, after delivery had been delayed as manufacturer Lockheed Martin struggled to implement an upgrade for the plane.The four jets joined the fighter wing at Skrydstrup air base after a delivery flight from the Lockheed Martin factories in Texas via the Azores, bringing the number of re…

Four new F-35 fighter jets arrive in Denmark as program remains on track

The delivery of these jets signals that the F-35 programme is back on track after facing uncertainty a year ago. Concerns had previously arisen regarding potential delays due to challenges related to the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) update. General Major Jan Dam, Chief of the Danish Air Command, expressed his satisfaction with the latest arrival. “With the arrival of the four aircraft yesterday, we have taken yet another step towards building the…