Italian F-35 Makes First Flight

Credit: Lockheed Martin
LECCE AB, Italy — The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter produced outside the U.S. has made its first flight in Italy. Assembled at the Final Assembly and Check-Out (FACO) facility at Cameri air base, Italy’s first F-35 – AL-1 – took off from the base shortly after 1 pm on Sept. 7. AL-1 was flown by...

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