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This article examines the landing of two US Air Force F-35As on a highway in Finland, to practice how aircraft might operate in a high-intensity future war. It was the first time the Air Force had landed its F-35s on a highway.

Summary

  1. Landings under agile combat employment (ACE) concept.
  2. Agility necessary in case bases targeted/destroyed during conflict.
  3. Under ACE, Air Force could create rough airfields or use existing highways.
  4. Finland and other Nordic nations already utilise ACE concepts in defence planning.

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