More than 300,000 parts from the aerospace industry go into the F-35’s assembly. Here, the jet comes together at the Fort Worth, Texas, Lockheed Martin production facility. Lockheed Martin photo by Alexander H. Groves via Flickr.
Air Force Magazine: F-35 Production Set at 156 Per Year Until Completion
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have agreed that F-35 production will peak at 156 planes per year in 2023 and remain at that level “for the foreseeable future.”
The JPO and Lockheed Martin have agreed to a “rebaselining” of the program that “ensures predictability and stability in the production process” of the F-35, the company said in a press release.
Lockheed Martin will deliver “133-139 aircraft this year [calendar 2021], 151-153 aircraft in 2022, and anticipates delivering 156 aircraft beginning in 2023 and for the foreseeable future,” it announced.
The company did not say how many of each variant will be delivered. Defense officials have said the pre-pandemic goal was to achieve deliveries of 155 airplanes a year by the end of 2022.
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More News On The F-35 Production Goals
Lockheed Reduces Planned F-35s for 2022, Citing Covid's Impact -- Bloomberg
Lockheed to deliver fewer F-35 jets than expected to U.S. in 2022 -- Reuters
Lockheed agrees to F-35 ‘production smoothing’ plan -- Flight Global
Lockheed Martin delivers the 700th F-35 stealth fighter jet -- Defence-Blog
I guess this is all we have; F35's from horizon to horizon.
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