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 "title": "First German F-35A at Fort Worth — Pistorius Gives Full Operational Capability by 2029, Luftwaffe Plan Says 2032",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/first-german-f-35a-fort-worth-rollout-pistorius-full-operational-capability-2029-luftwaffe-milestones-2032-ebbing-buchel-2027/",
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 "published": "2026-09-18T19:53:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-22T19:54:01.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFort Worth, 18 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Lockheed Martin presented the first of Germany's 35 F-35As to the German government at Fort Worth on 18 September; the aircraft, 35+01, first flew on 8 September\n * Boris Pistorius, in the company's release: \"The first fighter jets will be delivered this year, with full operational capability to be reached by 2029\"\n * The first eight aircraft go to Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas, where pilot training starts this autumn; the",
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