On 6 November 2019 Norway declared initial operational functionality (IOC) for its fleet of 15 F-35As out of a planned fifty two F-35As. Sheridan, Arthur E.; Burnes, Robert (13 August 2019). “F-35 Program History: From JAST to IOC”. Japan’s F-35As have been declared to have reached initial operational functionality (IOC) on 29 March 2019. On […]