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Some F-35 updates:

-- The first UK Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm unit to equip with the F-35B Lightning II aircraft has reactivated at RAF Marham. 809 Naval Air Squadron joins the RAF's 617 Squadron as a frontline unit. The RAF also has a test unit and a training squadron. The F-35B units are jointly staffed with RAF and RN FAA personnel.

-- The Belgian Air Force is getting their first F-35A. They are taking delivery of the first of 34 aircraft on order at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, where training will take place.

-- As of December 2023, over 980 F-35s have been delivered to 12 nations. Over 2,250 pilots have flown the F-35 and over 15,000 maintainers have been trained on the F-35.