OSLO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A pair of F-35A Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) fighter jets have landed on a motorway for the first time, footage from the Norwegian military showed, a step that enables them to reduce vulnerable time on the ground in times of war.
Immediately after landing, refuelling was carried out with the engines running, a so-called "hotpit refuelling", the Norwegian military said, before the planes took off again.
[1/3]An F-35A Lockheed Martin fighter jet lands on a motorway, in Tervo, Finland September 21, 2023.
Another type of F-35, the F-35B which is able to land vertically, has landed on roads before.
Finland is planning to buy 64 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin.
Persons:
Lockheed Martin, Rolf Folland, NTB, Ole Andreas Vekve, Gwladys Fouche, Sharon Singleton
Organizations:
Lockheed, Royal Norwegian Air Force, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, NATO, Thomson
Locations:
OSLO, Tervo, Finland, Rights Finland, Russia, Norway