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Canada’s First F-35 Conducts Maiden Flight

The aircraft is the first of 88 jets Canada plans to buy for $19 billion, officials said, as training and delivery timelines advance.

Summary by The Aviationist
The Royal Canadian Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II flew for the first time, marking a milestone in Canada’s controversial fighter acquisition program to replace the CF-188 Hornet fleet. The first F-35A Lightning II destined for Canada has conducted its maiden flight from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, where Lockheed Martin’s […]

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After years of planning to renew its combat fleet, the first CF-35A fighter for the Royal Air Force of Canada made its inaugural flight to Texas, a milestone that occurs while the Canadian government keeps under review the definitive scope of its 88 poaching program. Identified as AR-1, the [...] The entry The first poaching of the controversial CF-35A program of the Royal Air Force of Canada began its test flights appears first in Military Zone.

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The Aviationist broke the news in Rome, Italy on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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