30 March: Visit F-35s and Air Defence Battalion at Ørland Air Station
Ørland Air Base operates the stealth multirole combat aircraft F-35. The air base is vital to the Norwegian Armed Forces' operational activities.
Norway's new F-35 is the backbone of the Norwegian Armed Forces. By 2025, Norway will receive 52 such fighter jets, and most will operate under 132 Air Wing at Ørland.
The first aircraft landed on Ørland in 2017, and the fighter base has undergone a large-scale modernisation and development in recent years. The air base has been equipped with a longer runway, a new squadron building, maintenance buildings and new facilities, hangars and supply buildings. In addition to the F-35, the Air Defence Battalion operates with the NASAMS III missile system.
Programme
Subject to change.
- Brief with Commander 132 Air Wing, Tron Strand
- Brief with Commander 332 squadron, Trond Haugen
- Static display with Air Defence Battalion
- Taxing/Takeoff with F-35
- Opportunity to interview Commander 132 Air Wing, Commander 332 squadron and Air Defence Battalion
How to register
- Please register for the event by sending an e-mail to ovekve@mil.no
- Registration will close on 29 March, 13:00
- Registration must include last name, first name, birth date, phone number, company, citizenship.
- Limited number of participants.
Where to meet
- Meeting point: 10:00 AM, main entrance Ørland Air Station
- Direction: Before you arrive at the gate at Ørland air station, take the first one to the right, and then the first one to the left. Then you park by the building. There will be a bus waiting for you.
- When: 30 March. 10:00–15:00
- Remember: Passport
Important information
Photography is forbidden at Ørland air station, and you will be notified when you are allowed to take photographs.
The programme is tentative. There may be changes to the programme due to weather and other operational activity.
The programme is continuously updated.
Point of contact:
Ole Andreas Vekve
Phone: +47 415 49 094
E-mail: ovekve@mil.no