First F-35A assembled by Italy will fly in October

This October, the first F-35A assembled by Italy, AL-1, will make its maiden flight from the assembly line at Cameri Air Base in northern Italy.

By MSgt John Nimmo Sr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Once joined by AL-2, both jets will make a trans-Atlantic flight for Luke Air Force Base where Italian pilots will use them for training.

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