F-35I Adir deliveries

Within 16 hours of arriving in Israel the new F-35Is flew their first local missions under the control of Israeli pilots. Here, Adir serial 901 is joined by F-16I Sufa serial 407 of 253 ‘Negev’ Squadron, based at Ramon. Israeli Air Force/Maj Ofer THE FIRST pair of Lockheed Martin F-35I Adirs for the Israeli Air Force has arrived at Nevatim air base. The two aircraft – AS-1 (serial 901) and AS-2 (serial 902) – received Star of David national markings