First two F-35A deliveries arrive in Italy

Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II MM7337 ‘32-13’ touching down at Amendola following its delivery flight from Cameri. AM THE ITALIAN Air Force (Aeronautica Militare – AM) has taken delivery of two F-35As. Although three Lightning IIs had already been delivered to the AM, those aircraft went to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, for training, whereas the additional pair marked the first deliveries to Europe. The two F-35As, MM7336 ‘32–05’ (AL-5) and MM7337 ‘32-13’ (AL–6), were flown from the final