Australian, UK Air Forces Stand Up Units For F-35 Reprogramming Facility

F-35 ceremony eglin AFB
Credit: UK RAF
LONDON—Both the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have formed new squadrons to run their joint F-35 mission data center at Eglin AFB, Florida. Each of the services stood up 80 Sqdn.—not a joint unit, but two separate units sharing the same previously dormant license...
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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