The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday confirmed that it will send a pair of F-35A fighter jets to two air shows in Britain this summer, joining two U.S. Marine Corps jets and at least one British jet that are also slated to appear.
The two F-35 jets from Luke Air Force Base will be on static display at the shows, and one will participate in "heritage flights" with vintage warplanes at both the annual Royal International Air Tattoo and the world's biggest air show, in Farnborough, outside London in July, said Air Force spokeswoman Maj. Kelley Jeter.
"We're very excited about demonstrating this capability to the world," the Air Force's chief of staff, Gen. Mark Welsh, said in a statement. "The F-35 represents a new way of thinking about data integration, weapons and tactics."