The RAAF will gets its first two JSF on time in 2014

Source www.airforce.gov.au

February 18, 2011 by Brendan Nicholson / The Australian

The Royal Australian Air Force will gets its first two Joint Strike Fighters on time in 2014, despite production delays in the US, their manufacturer Lockheed Martin says. Company officials said in Canberra yesterday the RAAF should have a squadron of 14 of the fighter bombers by 2018, as planned. The government says it wants to buy up to 100 multi-role JSFs to replace the retired F-111 bombers and the RAAF's F/A-18 Hornet fighter-bombers. The first two JSFs, now designated the F-35 Lightning ll, will be used to train Australian pilots and ground crew in the US.