Alternative 4 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Does anyone know when the first RAAF F-35's will be delivered? It cna't be far away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 RAAF F-35's have already been delivered but they operate in the U.S. as part of the international F-35 pilot training program at Luke AFB in Arizona. The first RAAF F-35's to be permanently based in Australia begin this December 2018: "The first F-35As will arrive in Australia in December 2018 to ensure continuity in Australia’s air combat capability during the drawdown of the F/A-18A/B Hornet fleet that the F-35A is replacing." From here: https://sldinfo.com/2018/04/mission-ready-f-35s-delivered-to-raaf/ HTH's Regards, Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ARHinVA Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 From last week but still another F-35 accomplishment! https://www.duffelblog.com/2018/09/pentagon-celebrates-first-successful-f-35-crash-in-south-carolina/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 21 hours ago, Don said: RAAF F-35's have already been delivered but they operate in the U.S. as part of the international F-35 pilot training program at Luke AFB in Arizona. The first RAAF F-35's to be permanently based in Australia begin this December 2018: "The first F-35As will arrive in Australia in December 2018 to ensure continuity in Australia’s air combat capability during the drawdown of the F/A-18A/B Hornet fleet that the F-35A is replacing." From here: https://sldinfo.com/2018/04/mission-ready-f-35s-delivered-to-raaf/ HTH's Regards, Don I was reading speculation on another forum their transit to Australia may have been brought forward, but can find nothing concrete. Must be nothing more than speculation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Alternative 4 said: I was reading speculation on another forum their transit to Australia may have been brought forward, but can find nothing concrete. Must be nothing more than speculation They may well go early, but if there is anything this program has learned the hard way it's not to set deadlines and make early promises. If they get there early there will be fanfare AFTER they arrive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trigger Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 18 hours ago, ARHinVA said: From last week but still another F-35 accomplishment! https://www.duffelblog.com/2018/09/pentagon-celebrates-first-successful-f-35-crash-in-south-carolina/ It should be noted that the F-35 deployed to combat before the first incident involving a the loss of an aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 5 hours ago, Trigger said: It should be noted that the F-35 deployed to combat before the first incident involving a the loss of an aircraft. This was the first crash - but not the first loss of an airframe. https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/06/21/the-corps-has-lost-its-first-f-35/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 10/2/2018 at 12:53 PM, 11bee said: Wonder how the Royal Navy has been able to remain functional all these years whilst still allowing the crew to imbibe on occasion? Not very well I think. Didn't they run out of mission-capable surface combatants and surface-surface missiles a year or so ago? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) Double post, pls delete Edited October 6, 2018 by Sarathi S. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sweier Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 9:25 PM, Don said: RAAF F-35's have already been delivered but they operate in the U.S. as part of the international F-35 pilot training program at Luke AFB in Arizona. The first RAAF F-35's to be permanently based in Australia begin this December 2018: "The first F-35As will arrive in Australia in December 2018 to ensure continuity in Australia’s air combat capability during the drawdown of the F/A-18A/B Hornet fleet that the F-35A is replacing." From here: https://sldinfo.com/2018/04/mission-ready-f-35s-delivered-to-raaf/ HTH's Regards, Don Oldish news now. RAAF F-35 A35-009 was delivered last month, and with A35-010 will transit to Williamtown in late November or early December. Both are allocated to 3 SQN and will be followed by eight more during 2019. The first eight aircraft A35-001 to A35-008 will remain in the USA and follow at some point when deliveries are well advanced and the RAAF is ready to take on all of it's own training and conversion load Shane Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Sarathi S. said: Not very well I think. Didn't they run out of mission-capable surface combatants and surface-surface missiles a year or so ago? Good point. But if you are going to run out of ships and munitions, at least make sure you have beer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 47 minutes ago, sweier said: Oldish news now. RAAF F-35 A35-009 was delivered last month, and with A35-010 will transit to Williamtown in late November or early December. Both are allocated to 3 SQN and will be followed by eight more during 2019. The first eight aircraft A35-001 to A35-008 will remain in the USA and follow at some point when deliveries are well advanced and the RAAF is ready to take on all of it's own training and conversion load Shane So A35-009 is already in Australia flying? Interesting. Any pictures or news links? All I seem to find is that December is still the targeted date for the F-35 to make its permanent début with the RAAF in Australia. This one from this past month: http://www.contactairlandandsea.com/2018/09/13/australias-first-f-35-coming-soon/ And the one from less then a month ago: https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/strike-air-combat/2894-challenging-times-ahead-as-complex-task-of-long-term-f-35-support-and-sustainment-begins I can't seem to find anything about it's delivery. Was there any special ceremony upon its arrival in Australia? Thanks and regards, Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Just to clarify, I saw a rumor on a forum that specialises in aliens and secret aircraft projects! The real delivery date probably is still December. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I love all the memes with that idiot lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 He may be an idiot but he's making allot of money being one! -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Maybe the F-35 is based on Alien technology? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 The black helicopters will be arriving at your location shortly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/3/2018 at 8:27 AM, barkin mad said: AFAIK it's always been considered in the Royal Navy (since the Harrier went to sea anyway) that it was better to stop then land, rather than land then stop. --------------------- Not exactly. First, you have to stop, relative to the ship, regardless. Second, the brits were the ones pushing a rolling landing approach at one time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Footage from a mission on September 28, 2018 over Afghanistan involving F-35Bs from the United States Marine Corps VMFA-211. https://militaryaviationreview.com/video-vmfa-211-f-35bs-over-afghanistan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 What’s that centerline store in the video (visible at 1:30 & 1:53 marks), an external gun pod? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 42 minutes ago, habu2 said: What’s that centerline store in the video (visible at 1:30 & 1:53 marks), an external gun pod? I was wondering the same thing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Mr Matt Foley said: I was wondering the same thing Yup that’s the gun pod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 U.S. military grounds entire F-35 fleet https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/10/11/dod-announces-global-grounding-of-all-f-35s/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 First shipboard rolling landing. Pretty cool to watch... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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