A Powerful Partnership


Base Location

Program Milestones

2008: Norwegian government selected the F-35.

2018: First drag chute deployment in Norway

2015: The first Norwegian
F-35 takes flight

2019: The Royal Norwegian Air Force declared IOC

2017: First aircraft arrival at Ørland Air Base.

2020: The Royal Norwegian Air Force conducted their first deployment with the F-35 during NATO Air Policing.
Lockheed Martin har vært en stolt samarbeidspartner for det norske Luftforsvaret i over 50 år. Luftforsvaret har gjennom sin historie operert seks forskjellige flytyper fra Lockheed Martin, og fire av disse er fortsatt i bruk i dag: P-3 Orion, F-16 Fighting Falcon, C-130J Super Hercules og F-35 Lightning II.

Flytype

Planlagte anskaffelser
Operative baser


2008: Regjeringen vedtok at F-35 skulle erstatte F-16-flåten.

2018: Bremseskjerm ble for første gang brukt i Norge.

2015: Det første norske F-35-flyet, med kallenavnet AM-1, hadde sin jomfrutur i Fort Worth, Texas.

2019: Luftforsvaret oppnådde grunnleggende operativ kapasitet.

2017: Ørland flystasjon mottok sitt første F-35-fly.

2020: Luftforsvaret gjennomførte sin første internasjonale øvelse med F-35 under et NATO Air Policing oppdrag på Island.