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

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

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Donald Trump's administration has shaken trust in the United States. Yet there has been no discussion in Finland about the dependency created by the fighter jet trade.

·Helsinki, Finland
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The Finnish Air Force took a further step in the process of replacing its F/A-18 Hornet fighters with the arrival in the country of the first two F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft. The aircraft, identified as JF-510 and JF-512, landed on September 18 at the Air Base of [...] The entry The Finnish Air Force advances in the replacement of the F/A-18 Hornet with the incorporation of its first operational F-35A appears first in Mi…

Key takeaways The Finnish Air Force has entered a transformative phase following the arrival on September 18 of the first two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi. This delivery marks the beginning of a large-scale military modernization intended to replace the current F/A-18 Hornet fleet with 64 stealth fighter aircraft. The country […]

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Air Data News broke the news on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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