Lockheed Martin has delivered the 45th F-35 Lightning II aircraft to U.S. Dept of Defense, meeting the program's production goal for...
Lockheed Martin has delivered the 45th F-35 Lightning II aircraft to U.S. Dept of Defense, meeting the program's production goal for 2015.
The delivery bring the total F-35 delivered to 154 operational aircraft to the DOD and partner nations since program inception.
The 45 F-35 deliveries include:
• 26 F-35A - U.S. Air Force
• 2 F-35A - Royal Norwegian Air Force (first two)
• 1 F-35A - Aeronautica Militare (first Italian Air Force)
• 8 F-35B - U.S. Marine Corps
• 8 F-35C – 4 U.S. Navy /4 U.S. Marine Corps
The 45 F-35 Lightning II aircraft are assigned to the following installations:
• 17 - Luke Air Force Base, Glendale, AZ – including all international jets
• 8 - Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, SC
• 8 - Eglin Air Force Base, Valparaiso, FL
• 5 - Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, UT
• 7 - Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, NV
“Delivering the most F-35s in program history is a clear demonstration of our growing maturity and stability,” said Lorraine Martin, Lockheed Martin F-35 Program General Manager. “Congratulations to the entire government and industry team for their work to deliver 45 aircraft.”
Lockheed targets to achieve 17 aircraft per month production rate by 2020 from the current 3 per month. More than 3000 of the type will be produced through 2035.
