F-35 Fast Facts
F-35 Fast Facts
F-35 Fast Facts
Flight Hours
0
2 3 0 ,0 0 1 20
455+ 955+ 8,485+
Aircraft Delivered Bases Worldwide Pilots Maintainers
USAF, USAF
USN and USMC USMC
Recent Milestones
• Norwegian Ministry of Defense declares Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for their fleet of F-35As. November 6
• Netherlands’ first F-35 arrives home to Leeuwarden Air Base. October 31
• The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin finalize $ 34B contract for the production of 478 F-35s at the lowest aircraft price in program history. October 29
• Marines Test ‘Lightning Carrier’ Concept, Control 13 F-35Bs from Multiple Amphibs. October 23
• United Kingdom F-35Bs conduct the first-ever ship landing on the HMS Queen Elizabeth as part of the Westlant 19 deployment. October 17
• Eielson AFB, Alaska reactivates 356th Fighter Squadron, the first of two operational F-35 squadrons for the base. October 10
• The Dutch government announces plans to increase F-35 program of record to 46 aircraft. October 8
F-35B
$108.0M $104.8M $101.3M $ 12.3% 91
F-35C 66
$ 13.2%
$103.1M $98.1M $94.4M
45 46
9 35 36
29
Greater than 70% unit cost reduction since Lot 1 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Program of Record
*The Department of Defense announced plans on July 17, 2019 to remove Turkey from the F-35 program.
New! Global Presence
Ørland Air Station
RAF Marham
Leeuwarden Air Base
RAAF Williamtown
Economic Impact
• 1,500+ top tier suppliers around the globe, including more than 1,400 U.S. and Puerto Rico-
based suppliers.
• Final Assembly factories in Fort Worth, Texas; Cameri, Italy; and Nagoya, Japan 1,500+
• Suppliers located in 45 U.S. states and Puerto Rico SUPPLIERS
• Over 220,000 direct and indirect jobs supported in the US
• Over $44.2 billion of total economic impact