On the 3rd of February the first Italian Air Force Lockheed F-35A made the first Atlantic crossing of the type.
The aircraft arrived at Lajes in the Azores en route from Italy to Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland. It was accompanied by two F-2000 Eurofighters, two KC-767s and two C-130Js.
The full details of the deployment are below:-
F-35A
MM7332/32-01 'IAM0150'
F-2000
MM55095/4-23 'IAM0409'
MM55130/4-33 'IAM0410'
KC-767A
MM62228/14-03 'IAM1411'
MM62227/14-02 'IAM1412'
C-130J
MM62180/46-45 'IAM4675'
MM62186/46-51 'IAM4676