F-35 to Europe...

[TonyO]

Presumably Lakenheath...

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Fighter Aircraft To Deploy to Europe for Training

The U.S. Air Force will deploy a small number of F-35A Lightning II aircraft this weekend on a long-planned training deployment to Europe. The aircraft are scheduled to conduct training with other U.S. and NATO aircraft based in Europe for several weeks as part of the European Reassurance Initiative.

This training deployment signifies an important milestone and natural progression of the F-35 program, allowing the Air Force to further demonstrate the operational capabilities of the fifth generation fighter aircraft. It also assists in refining requirements for eventually basing the F-35A in Europe, which is scheduled to receive the aircraft in the early 2020s.

Once the aircraft arrive in Europe, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. European Command will release additional information as it becomes available about the F-35A's training deployment.

The F-35A is a fifth generation fighter that provides the joint warfighter unprecedented global precision attack capability against current and emerging threats, while complementing the Air Force's air superiority fleet. The F-35A is a multi-role precision attack fighter with unmatched lethality, survivability, and interoperability.

[Contrail1958]

No Lossiemouth

[POL]

Nooo, Barton

(Thanks for the heads up Tony!)

[baz1]

it says this weekend ???

[BunkerAlpha]

I'm guessing it's too much to hope for Machrihanish or Prestwick

[Nighthawke]

Without the OP giving a source for his quote, the only reference I can find is an alleged Pentagon quote on a Russian news site (Sputnik International. The site has been known to post "fake news" in the past. Any further updates would, I am sure, be appreciated by the members

[gmc007]

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Relea ... or-traini/

[ythanpythan]

Well the US DoD Twitter account posted about it so unless they've been hacked I'd say something's on.

@USAirForce to deploy #F35A Lightning II aircraft to #Europe this weekend as part of a long-planned training deployment.
@US_EUCOM @USNATO

https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense/statu ... 0570120196

[TonyO]

Without the OP giving a source for his quote, the only reference I can find is an alleged Pentagon quote on a Russian news site (Sputnik International. The site has been known to post "fake news" in the past. Any further updates would, I am sure, be appreciated by the members

Jesus wept...

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Relea ... or-traini/

[ythanpythan]

Jesus wept...

To be fair Good Friday didn't end well for him.

[Gary]

The likely ATLRV has been posted, but route isn't the usually one for the UK. Either they are taking the scenic route, stopping off at Lossie or they are going to Northern Europe first

viewtopic.php?f=139&t=144728

[Nighthawke]

Thanks - guess my "Googling" skills aren't what they used to be. But neither am I psychic!

[TonyO]

Jesus wept...

To be fair Good Friday didn't end well for him.

Good topical joke! ;-)

[Reptile 1]

LAKENHEATH RADAR APPROACH CONTROL CLOSED. NO AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
PROVIDED/AVAILABLE
FROM: 14 Apr 2017 12:34 GMT (13:34 BST) TO: 18 Apr 2017 06:00 GMT (07:00 BST)

[city42]

LAKENHEATH RADAR APPROACH CONTROL CLOSED. NO AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
PROVIDED/AVAILABLE
FROM: 14 Apr 2017 12:34 GMT (13:34 BST) TO: 18 Apr 2017 06:00 GMT (07:00 BST)

Yes but they have been open today for the arrival of SPAR 01 05-0932

[Thunder]

LAKENHEATH RADAR APPROACH CONTROL CLOSED. NO AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
PROVIDED/AVAILABLE
FROM: 14 Apr 2017 12:34 GMT (13:34 BST) TO: 18 Apr 2017 06:00 GMT (07:00 BST)

Yes but they have been open today for the arrival of SPAR 01 05-0932

Which arrived before the above NOTAM came into force.

[Phil]

LAKENHEATH RADAR APPROACH CONTROL CLOSED. NO AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
PROVIDED/AVAILABLE
FROM: 14 Apr 2017 12:34 GMT (13:34 BST) TO: 18 Apr 2017 06:00 GMT (07:00 BST)

Yes but they have been open today for the arrival of SPAR 01 05-0932

Which was prior to the closure.

[Usernamegoeshere]

https://f35.com/news/detail/u.s.-air-fo ... europe-for

and https://www.rt.com/usa/384768-nato-f35-europe-training/ have info

Dave

[apgphoto]

Good chance it will be Amendola which already has F-35 based there since last December

@TonyO stop it with the fake news

[TonyO]

@TonyO stop it with the fake news

Well known for it, how can I stop it now?