The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015. The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program, including Japan, South Korea, and Israel. The units that operate or plan on operating the aircraft are listed below.
United Kingdom - 41 delivered, out of 48 ordered. [94] 1 lost. [95] 138 F35s planned over life of programme. [96] [53]
Ship-based platform activation includes: [145]