British F-35s Fly First Operational Missions

Credit: F-35B: USAF
LONDON—Britain has carried out the first operational missions of its Lockheed Martin F-35s flying with Eurofighter Typhoons over Syria. The first missions took place on June 16, the UK defense ministry announced on June 25. This follows Exercise Lightning Dawn, which saw six of the nine F-35Bs...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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