Finnish Air Force personnel are currently undergoing training at Eglin AFB, while extensive infrastructure upgrades and renovation works are underway at home to support the F-35s.

Exactly one year after the Finnish Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II entered production at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility in Texas, airframe JF-501 moved out of the final assembly, the company announced on Oct. 29, 2025. The aircraft will soon receive its final paint and Finnish Air Force colors, with an official rollout ceremony scheduled for Dec. 16. Contents Finnish Air Force personnel are currently undergoing training at Eglin AFB, while extensive infrastructure upgrades and renovation works are underway at home to support the F-35s. Finnish F-35s Preparations to operate F-35s Tr

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