Israeli F-35s to be declared operational in December Posted on June 23, 2017 by alert5 Jane’s reported that Israel will declare its F-35 fleet to be operational in December. The jets first arrive in the country in December, 2016. Photo: Lockheed Martin Related posts (Automatically Generated): Israel to receive first two F-35As in December 2016 F-35 on track to meet IOC targets Israeli Air Force chief wants 75 F-35s; potentially the B-model Israel’s first F-35 has flown Israel’s F-35s arriving home next week and Ash Carter will be there to welcome them Israel might order fewer F-35As in next round