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Luftwaffe Completes Final F-35A Finishing Ahead Rollout

8/21/2026

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Germany’s Luftwaffe moved its first F-35A Lightning II into final finishing ahead of a September 18 rollout.
Lockheed Martin completed final assembly of the jet at Fort Worth, Texas and announced the milestone.
Germany ordered 35 F-35As through a U.S. Military Sales Letter approved on Dec. 14, 2022.
Germany aims to train new pilots on the F-35A directly from basic training by around 2029.

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Germany’s Luftwaffe moved its first F-35A Lightning II into final finishing ahead of a September 18 rollout.
Lockheed Martin completed final assembly of the jet at Fort Worth, Texas and announced the milestone.
Germany ordered 35 F-35As through a U.S. Military Sales Letter approved on Dec. 14, 2022.
Germany aims to train new pilots on the F-35A directly from basic training by around 2029.