Denmark set to receive first F-35 combat aircraft on Oct. 1
Danish Ministry of Defense has announced that the first four out of 27 fifth-generation F-35 fighter-bombers ordered by Denmark will be arriving at the Skrydstrup airfield on October 1.
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A special ceremony will be held to commemorate this event, the Ministry said in a statement.
A representative from Lockheed Martin, the manufacturing company, will officially hand over the aircraft to the Danish Air Force during the ceremony.
The F-35s will serve multiple functions and are intended to replace the currently deployed F-16s.
Out of the total 27 aircraft, 21 will be stationed at the Skrydstrup airfield, while the remaining 6 will be permanently based in the United States to facilitate the training of Danish pilots.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft designed for air superiority and strike missions.
It is capable of providing electronic warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. (ILKHA)
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