{"id":3609,"date":"2022-12-30T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=3609"},"modified":"2025-03-24T22:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:14:28","slug":"lockheed-martin-f-35-fleet-now-at-894-aircraft-after-141-deliveries-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=3609","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed Martin F-35 Fleet Now at 894 Aircraft After 141 Deliveries in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Finalize Lot 15-17 Agreement, Capping a Year of International Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Fleet Now at 894 Aircraft After 141 Deliveries in 2022 (Photo by USAF Airman 1st classElisabeth Schoubroer)
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The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have finalized the contract for the production and delivery for up to 398 F-35s for $30 billion, including U.S., international partners and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) aircraft in Lots 15 and 16, with the option for Lot 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The F-35 delivers unsurpassed capability to our warfighters and operational commanders,” said Air Force Lt. Gen. Mike Schmidt, program executive officer, F-35 Joint Program Office. “This contract strikes the right balance between what’s best for the U.S. taxpayers, military services, allies and our foreign military sales customers. The F-35 is the world’s premier multi-mission, 5th-generation weapon system, and the modernized Block 4 capabilities these new aircraft will bring to bear strengthens not just capability, but interoperability with our allies and partners across land, sea, air and cyber domains.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreement includes 145 aircraft for Lot 15, 127 for Lot 16, and up to 126 for the Lot 17 contract option, including the first F-35 aircraft for Belgium, Finland and Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lot 15-17 aircraft will be the first to include Technical Refresh-3 (TR-3), the modernized hardware needed to power Block 4 capabilities. TR-3 includes a new integrated core processor with greater computing power, a panoramic cockpit display and an enhanced memory unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These aircraft will add to the growing global fleet, currently at 894 aircraft after 141 deliveries this year. The F-35 team was on track to meet the commitment of 148 aircraft as planned; however, due to a temporary pause in flight operations, which is still in effect, necessary acceptance flight tests could not be performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The finalized contract caps off a year of the F-35 delivering combat-proven airpower around the world and continued international growth. This year, Finland, Germany and Switzerland signed Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOAs) as an important step in their procurement of F-35 aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Continuing to add new countries to our global F-35 fleet further validates the capability and affordability of this aircraft in providing 21st Century Security to nations and allies,” said Bridget Lauderdale, Lockheed Martin vice president and general manager, F-35 Program. “There is simply no other aircraft that can do all that the F-35 does to defeat and deter even the most advanced threats.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F-35 program participants currently include 17 countries. To date, more than 1,870 pilots and 13,500 maintainers have been trained, and the F-35 fleet has surpassed more than 602,000 cumulative flight hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source:<\/strong> ARLINGTON, Va., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics \/ PRNewswire – December 30, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris McInerney<\/a><\/strong> (North American<\/a> \u00a9XAirForces News <\/a>Editor from USA<\/a><\/strong> and Canada)<\/strong><\/a> – chris.mcinerley@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/sub>

Lockheed Martin F-35 Fleet Now at 894 Aircraft After 141 Deliveries in 2022<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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