Aircraft
First F-35s Reach Australia; Tyndall Could Join F-35 Base Roster
The first F-35s for Australia have landed on their future home soil to begin the replacement of the "legacy" Hornet fleet
No. 3 Squadron's bomb-carrying eagle badge adorns the fins of the unit's first two F-35As, seen here with F/A-18As from Nos 75 and 77 Squadrons and an F/A-18B from 2 OCU. (photo: Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence)
No. 3 Squadron's bomb-carrying eagle badge adorns the fins of the unit's first two F-35As, seen here with F/A-18As from Nos 75 and 77 Squadrons and an F/A-18B from 2 OCU. (photo: Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence)

On December 10 the ninth and tenth Lockheed Martin F-35As for the Royal Australian Air Force arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. With the RAAF’s previous eight F-35As having been retained with the U.S. Air Force’s 61st Fighter Squadron for training at Luke AFB, Arizona, the two aircraft are the first to enter service with the RAAF on home soil.


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