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Oct. 16, 2015                                             SPOTLIGHT                                                                                                                                                               Thunderbolt
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First Norwegian F-35A takes flight

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Courtesy photo     Another milestone for the Norwegian F-35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Lightning II program was reached Oct. 6. At
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Base later this year for pilot training.                                                                                                                                                                                          will lead toward the formal delivery to Norway.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Minister of Defense, Ine Eriksen Søreide is
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  to training with the new aircraft.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  at both the right price, and time Søreide said.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     “Yesterday’s test flight shows that the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  program is on track, and it is an important
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  decides on the next round of procurement of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  F-35s,” he said.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The pilot was Bill Gigliotti from Lockheed
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  minutes and tested the engine and control
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  second Norwegian aircraft will go through a
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  November to Luke Air Force Base.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Maj. Gen. Morten Klever is the program di-
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  for the Norwegian procurement of the F-35. He
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  underlined the importance of the preparations
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  aircraft in two years.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Several other buyer countries of the F-35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  envision a more gradual transition from the
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     “We do not have that opportunity because
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  the current F-16 is about to reach its end of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  life,” Klever said. “Although the Norwegian
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  procurement of the F-35 will last for nearly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  10 years, it will be accomplished in a shorter
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  timeframe than in other countries. We are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  entering an exciting new phase when the F-35
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  begins to conduct missions at home in 2019.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Courtesy of www.f35.com

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