Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A naval air station in Tarrant County will serve as home base to Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets.
U.S. Rep Kay Granger was at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth for Monday’s announcement.
“The F-35 is the pride of the our defense industry built just across our base’s runway. Now what’s made in Fort Worth will stay in Fort Worth.”
Twenty-six Lockheed Martin F-35s will replace the aging F-16s used by the 301st Fighter Wing squadron.
Having the F-35s in Fort Worth has been in the works since March 2020. The fighter jets are built at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, which is next to the base.
New cargo aircraft and an airborne medical transport will also be part to the fleet beginning in summer 2024.
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