Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-35A fleet has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC).
Australian Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon. Linda Reynolds, CSC, and Minister for Defence Industry, Melissa Price MP, declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for Australia’s F-35As on Dec. 28, 2020. With the IOC, the RAAF Lightnings can be deployed operationally, joining the other services all around the world that have already achieved the capability: U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Italian Air Force, Israeli Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, Royal Air Force, Royal Norwegian Air Force and Japan Self-Defense Air Force.
Australia currently operates a fleet of 33 F-35As, and RAAF crews have surpassed more than 8,780 flight hours to date, with more than 45 pilots and 600 maintainers supporting the fleet. The service should procure 72 aircraft to replace to replace the “Legacy” F/A-18A/B Hornet jets and complement the F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Elect
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