Denmark Takes Delivery of Four F-35s

The Lockheed Martin-manufactured jets will be permanently based at Skrydstrup Air Base, Denmark, making them the first of the Danes’ growing F-35 fleet based in their country.

Kimberly Johnson

Monday, October 02, 2023 at 04:08 PM ET

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Denmark took delivery of four F-35A Lightning II fighters similar to this one. [Courtesy: Lockheed Martin]

Key Takeaways:

Denmark took delivery of its first four F-35A Lightning II fighters, permanently basing them at Skrydstrup Air Base to bolster NATO's resilience in the Baltics.
The F-35s are part of a larger order of 27 jets replacing Denmark's F-16s, which will be donated to Ukraine.
This event marks Denmark's modernization into the future of air defense and its status as the fifth European NATO country to operate the F-35.

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Denmark took delivery of four F-35A Lightning II fighters over the weekend in a move expected to “play a pivotal role in bolstering NATO’s collective resilience in the Baltics,” according to Lockheed Martin.

The jets will be permanently based at Skrydstrup Air Base, Denmark, making them the first of the Dane’s growing F-35 fleet based in their country. Denmark has six additional F-35 aircraft currently stationed at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, where pilots and maintainers are training, Lockheed Martin said.