F-35 program meets goal of 45 aircraft deliveries in 2015

[AMDR]

F-35 program meets goal of 45 aircraft deliveries in 2015
F-35 program meets goal of 45 aircraft deliveries in 2015 - AMD – Aerospace Manufacturing and Design

The F-35 program has delivered 154 combat coded jets to six different nations

Washington – The Department of Defense accepted its 45th F-35 Lightning II aircraft delivery for 2015 meeting the program production goal for the year.

The 45th jet was AF-84, a delivery for the U.S. Air Force. The F-35 program has delivered 154 combat coded jets to six different nations including Australia, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, and the United States since its first delivery in 2011. All but one were delivered from the assembly line at Forth Worth, Texas; the one remaining came from the Cameri, Italy, facility. The 45 aircraft delivered in 2015 represents a 25% increase in production from 36 aircraft in 2014.

The 45 F-35 deliveries in 2015 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 - U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps

 

[ganesh623]

Time schedule followed by US mltary manufacturrs is always commendable.
Hopefully next year many other nations will get the taste of F-35.

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

wait we started production of this jet? Where was the fan fare?

 

[C130]

wait we started production of this jet? Where was the fan fare?

we've been producing it in LRIP for awhile. once FRP hits in the next few years will be building a 100+ a year bringing cost down to $85 million a plane including the engine and electronics.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

wait we started production of this jet? Where was the fan fare?

No, not full rate yet.

Edit: Doh you beat me to it.

 

[AMDR]

Peak FRP production (mid-2020s) per year is expected to be 204 aircraft at costs at or below that of a Super Hornet ($60 million!). That's pretty cheap for a 5th gen fighter. Thank goodness for economies of scale.

 

[54ptu]

Still not very cheap for a budget jet