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It is worth noting that the US operates a number of F-35s out of Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The weather conditions are comparable to the sub-arctic areas
by sklargh 4y ago
It is worth noting that the US operates a number of F-35s out of Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. The weather conditions are comparable to the sub-arctic areas of Scandinavia.
Heck they were figuring out how to operate in Thule this month.
- magicalhippo 4y agoThe F-35s in Eielson seems to be a quite recent development though from what I can see[1][2], while the article I linked to was from 2017 when they were doing final certification tests of the "arctic landing device". But yeah, seems like it's definitely not an issue these days. [1]: https://www.f35.com/f35/news-and-features/north-to-the-future-f35-and-alaskas-strategic-mission.html https://www.f35.com/f35/news-and-features/north-to-the-futur... [2]: https://alaskapublic.org/2023/01/23/the-air-force-is-swapping-out-eielsons-aging-f-16-fighter-jets/ https://alaskapublic.org/2023/01/23/the-air-force-is-swappin...