Last night also flew Thurs the 1st Norwegian aircraft factory in Fort Worth, Texas to Luke. The two planes will be used for training and education of the Norwegian F-35 pilots in the United States.
These historical milestones occurred on the same day as the Air Force marked its 71-year birthday.
– This is a very exciting day
– I can state that the future is here today. F-35 is the main structural element in future defense, said the Inspector General of the Air Force Per Egil Rygg in a statement.
Morten Hanche will be completed with education later in the winter and will then serve as instructor F-35 pilots from both Norway and the other partner countries. In 2017 he comes home to Orland with the first planes to lead the operational testing of the F-35 in Norway.
In 2017, the first Norwegian F-35 land Ørland airfield to begin preparations for the first operational capability of the new aircraft in 2019.
– It is very exciting to receive such a complex and comprehensive system that a new fighter aircraft. This is much more than an F-16 replacement, and gives us completely new opportunities to carry out missions both alone and with others, says Back.
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Morten Hanches training session took place at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Photo: The US Air Force
– A new era has begun
He emphasizes that today’s aircraft will be operated for many years, and that they must solve quests every day.
– F-16 era is not over yet, although the F-35 era has begun.
Training trip yesterday was the first of several that Hanche going through. The plan is that he will carry out such a training flight in a Norwegian F-35 before the New Year.
– The truly greatest milestone this year will be when a Norwegian finally flying one of Norway’s own F-35. When full circle and F-35 is then in earnest in becoming part of the toolbox to the Armed Forces, says Back.
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