{"id":29917108,"date":"2026-10-28T11:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/canada-first-two-cf-35a-delivered-luke-afb-rcaf-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:38:53","slug":"canada-first-two-cf-35a-delivered-luke-afb-rcaf-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/fr\/canada-first-two-cf-35a-delivered-luke-afb-rcaf-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada&#8217;s First CF-35A Fighters Delivered at Luke AFB as Review Drags On"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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On 22 October 2026 the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/royal-canadian-air-force\/\">Royal Canadian Air Force<\/a> took delivery of its first two CF-35A Lightning IIs at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and announced the news on social media the following day.<\/p>\n\n<p>It is a milestone with an asterisk. The jets will not see Canada for some time; they are staying in the desert to train Canadian pilots. And back in Ottawa, the question of how many more will follow is still officially open.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border:1px solid #e2e7ee;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 26px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> Lockheed Martin CF-35A Lightning II (F-35A), single seat, one Pratt &amp; Whitney F135 engine<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Delivered:<\/strong> 22 October 2026, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona (two aircraft)<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Planned fleet:<\/strong> 88 aircraft; 16 contractually committed, the rest under review<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Training:<\/strong> First eight aircraft to remain at Luke<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>First jets in Canada:<\/strong> 2028, at 4 Wing Cold Lake and 3 Wing Bagotville<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Operational capability:<\/strong> Initial 2029-2030, full 2032-2034<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Replaces:<\/strong> CF-18 (CF-188) Hornet, in Canadian service since 1982<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Project value:<\/strong> C$27.7 billion (Department of National Defence, includes facilities and sustainment)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Two jets, one desert<\/h2>\n\n<p>The delivery came about a month after the first Canadian <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-35-lightning-ii\/\">F-35<\/a> made its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin's plant in Fort Worth, Texas, on 23 September. According to Canada's Department of National Defence, the first eight aircraft will be based at the F-35A Pilot Training Center at Luke, home of the US Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing, and will train RCAF pilots there until the infrastructure at home is ready.<\/p>\n\n<p>Luke is where much of the world learns to fly the F-35A. The Aviationist reports that the base trains about three quarters of all F-35 pilots, on a basic course of roughly nine months. The RCAF has not said when training on its own jets will begin.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2113755485950423538&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:520px;border:none;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/f-35a-luke-air-force-base-56th-fighter-wing.jpg\" alt=\"F-35A landing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F-35A lands at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, where Canada's first CF-35As will be based for pilot training. US Air Force photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Eighty-eight, or sixteen?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Canada confirmed in January 2023 that it would buy 88 F-35As to replace its <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/fa-18-hornet\/\">CF-18 Hornets<\/a>. In March 2025, amid trade tensions with Washington, Prime Minister Mark Carney ordered a review of the purchase. That review has still not produced a public answer. Canada is contractually committed to the first 16 aircraft; the other 72 are being weighed against alternatives, with the Saab Gripen the most discussed, possibly as part of a mixed fleet.<\/p>\n\n<p>A government spokesperson told The Aviationist simply that a decision on the full program is currently under review. The RCAF's own commander has been less ambiguous about the aircraft itself.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;[The F-35 is] the only fifth-generation advanced technology fighter aircraft available to Canada.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Lt. Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet<\/strong> &mdash; Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, to Parliament<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There is also an industrial argument. According to Lockheed Martin figures cited by CP24, every F-35 carries more than C$3 million in Canadian-made parts from six provinces, including horizontal tails built by Magellan Aerospace in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;I think we should be proud because a significant portion of that jet, although we call it an American jet, is Canadian.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Scott Clancy<\/strong> &mdash; retired RCAF major-general, adviser at Henley Strategies and fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, to CTV News<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 6px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mfN4uolHVBw\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin:0 0 24px;font-style:italic\">Fighter pilots react to the first flight of Canada's first F-35 in Fort Worth, September 2026 (The Mover and Gonky Show).<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Getting ready at home<\/h2>\n\n<p>The CF-35A will eventually be based at <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/cold-lake\/\">4 Wing Cold Lake<\/a> in Alberta and <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/bagotville\/\">3 Wing Bagotville<\/a> in Quebec. The Department of National Defence says Cold Lake's new fighter facility is designed for three squadrons and Bagotville's for two, each built around a new hangar with squadron headquarters, maintenance, security and training buildings. The first jets are due in Canada in 2028, with initial operational capability planned for 2029-2030 and full capability for 2032-2034.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/rcaf-cf-188-hornets-maple-flag-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Two RCAF CF-188 Hornets during Exercise Maple Flag 2013\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">RCAF CF-188 Hornets during Exercise Maple Flag 2013. The Hornet has been Canada's fighter since 1982. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The department values the whole Future Fighter Capability Project at C$27.7 billion, a figure that covers aircraft, equipment, sustainment, training and the new facilities; the aircraft acquisition alone is usually quoted at around C$19 billion. Whether that money ends up buying 88 F-35s, 16 F-35s and a Swedish alternative, or something in between, is the question two jets on a ramp in Arizona cannot answer.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 6px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/apGzZU0Y3VM\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin:0 0 24px;font-style:italic\">CBC News: The National on the F-35 and the politics around Canada's purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Sources: The Aviationist, Defence Industry Europe, Narcity, Department of National Defence (Future Fighter Capability Project), CTV News \/ CP24, Skies Mag<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>When did Canada receive its first CF-35A fighters?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Canada received its first two CF-35A Lightning II fighters on 22 October 2026 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, and the Royal Canadian Air Force announced the delivery on X the next day. The handover came about a month after the first Canadian F-35 made its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin's plant in Fort Worth, Texas, on 23 September 2026.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why are Canada's first F-35 fighters based in Arizona?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Canada's first eight F-35As are to be based at the F-35A Pilot Training Center at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, where they will train Royal Canadian Air Force pilots while new fighter facilities are built at 4 Wing Cold Lake and 3 Wing Bagotville. The Department of National Defence expects the first jets in Canada in 2028.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many F-35s is Canada buying?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Canada announced in January 2023 that it would buy 88 F-35A fighters to replace its CF-18 Hornets. Since March 2025 the full order has been under a review ordered by Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada is contractually committed to the first 16 aircraft, and the remaining 72 are being weighed against alternatives such as the Saab Gripen.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Where will the Royal Canadian Air Force base its CF-35A fleet?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Royal Canadian Air Force will base its CF-35A fleet at 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta and 3 Wing Bagotville in Quebec. The Department of National Defence says Cold Lake's new facility is designed for three fighter squadrons and Bagotville's for two, each with a new hangar and squadron, maintenance, security and training buildings.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>When will the CF-35A become operational in Canada?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Department of National Defence plans initial operational capability for the CF-35A in 2029-2030 and full operational capability in 2032-2034. 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