Norway receives its last F-35A Lightning II

The last Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs ordered by Norway have been delivered. The hand over of the 51st and 52nd examples of the fifth-generation combat aircraft marked the completion of Norway’s programme of record for the Lightning II. Both jets were handed over on April 1, 2025, making Norway the first nation to receive the full complement of F-35s it intends to procure. The Nordic nation is also the first to have a combat aircraft force comprised solely of