December 18, 2016
Following a six hour delay due to fog in Italy, the first two F-35 fighters arrived in Israel. The two aircraft made their first flight test in Israel the following day.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/with-fog-delay-f-35-ceremony-turns-farcical-but-it-couldve-been-worse/
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/F-35-stealth-fighter-jets-arrive-in-Israel-475171
http://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-vaunted-f-35-jets-take-first-tour-of-its-skies/
The U.S. has delivered the first batch of four F-15SA fighters to Saudi Arabia, out of a total order of 84 aircraft. The F-15SA will join the F-15S, F-15C, and Eurofighter Typhoon fighters that already make up Saudi Arabia's air force.
http://www.aviationanalysis.net/2016/12/saudi-receives-first-F-15-SA-fighters.html
The U.S. and U.K. have signed an agreement to permit U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs to operate off of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, once the new carrier becomes operational in 2021.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38336101
Shares of Lockheed-Martin took a tumble, following comments by President-elect Donald Trump claiming that the F-35 program was "out of control."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lockheed-martin-trump-tweets-f35-jet-costs/
The U.S. Air Force has announced plans to begin flying the F-22 Raptor out of air bases in northern Australia for the first time in 2017.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/us-to-fly-f22-raptors-in-and-out-of-australia-amid-south-china-sea-tensions-20161214-gtb2uh.html
China is expected to receive its first four Su-35 fighters from Russia by the end of December.
http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/china-will-receive-4-su-35-fighter-jets-from-russia/
Japan and China continue to trade accusations over close-range encounters between Japanese and Chinese warplanes over contested air space in the East China Sea.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/12/asia/japan-china-mid-air-confrontation/
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