Summary 301st Fighter Wing at Texas base temporarily receives two F-35As designated for Hill AFB in Utah. Tech refresh issues delayed F-35 deliveries to the 301st Fighter Wing. Lockheed has now delivered over 1,000 F-35 jets.
The US Air Force is slowly transitioning to the new F-35A, and now, the 301st Fighter Wing has received two F-35As as it transitions from F-16s. According to a 301st Fighter Wing statement , the unit will be the Air Force Reserve's first standalone F-35 unit and receive 26 of the jets in total. However, it has taken possession of two F-35s built for another air wing.
The US Air Force is receiving the F-35A variant of the F-35 (the Navy is buying the F-35C, and the Marines are mostly buying the F-35B) . 301st temporarily receives two Hill Base F-35s The 301st Fighter Wing in Texas has temporarily received two brand-new F-35A fighter jets at their base at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. These two jets have tail codes marked with "HL" as they are designated for Hill Air Force Base in Utah.
“These brand new jets have not been to Hill yet, but they will eventually head there. We’re temporarily using these fighters until then.”- Spokesperson for the 301st Fighter Wing The 301st Fighter Wing had been expecting to receive their first F-35s this summer, but issues with the Technology Refresh 3 update with the jets have meant Lockheed could not deliver the jets.
Still, it is unclear if the wing temporarily receiving the jets is due to th.