The first Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter was rolled out from Lockheed Martin Fort Worth producti...
The first Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter was rolled out from Lockheed Martin Fort Worth production facility today.
The aircraft will be the first of six F-35 destined for South Korea this year.
The first aircraft will be delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, where ROKAF pilots and maintainers will begin training.
F-35s will arrive in country in 2019 to the ROKAF's main operational base at Cheongju.
The Republic of Korea’s F-35 program of record calls for 40 F-35A aircraft acquired through the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales program and to be built at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas.
