F-35 Lightning II Program Status and Fast Facts
BASES SHIPS
TOTAL CURRENT ACTIVATIONS:
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ITALY
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
DENMARKNETHERLANDSU.K. AUSTRALIA NORWAY
ISRAEL
CANADAU.S.A.
JAPAN
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES BELGIUM POLAND SINGAPORE
PILOTS MAINTAINERS
SERVICES FLYING
SORTIES
FLIGHT HOURS
01,
Aircraft Delivered TRAINING
SERVICES DECLARED IOC NATIONS OPERATING ON HOME SOIL
F-35 OPERATIONAL MISSIONS BY SERVICE
USAF, USN
USAF, USN and USMC
RAF and RN
ACTIVATIONSCURRENT / FUTURE
DETACHMENTS & DEPLOYMENTS COMPLETED
PROGRAM OF RECORD
USAF 1,763 F-35AsDoN 693 F-35B/CsIOC: USMC: 7/15,
USAF 8/16, USN 2/19
60 F-35As/30 F-35BsIOC: 12/18
100 F-35AsIOC: 12/20
27 F-35AsRAF/RN 138 F-35sIOC RAF: 1/19IOC RN: 12/20
46 F-35As 52 F-35AsIOC: 11/19
88 F-35As
4 F-35Bs32 F-35As34 F-35As40 F-35AsIOC: 2/2021
105 F-35As/42 F-35Bs IOC: 3/19
50 F-35AsIOC: IAF: 12/17
PROGRAM STATUS
• Italian Aircraft Carrier ITS Cavour departs Norfolk, Virginia, completing F-35B certification. April 19
• The Lockheed Martin team delivers the 100th F-35 Full Mission Simulator. April 15
• The first Danish F-35s arrive at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona for pilot and maintainer training. April 13
• Airmen from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska launch 25 F-35s as part of Agile Combat Employment training, Arctic Gold 21-2. April 9
• Lockheed Martin and Royal Danish Air Force celebrate the debut of the first Danish F-35. April 7
May 4, 2021
F-35 IN ACTION
191+
276/1621/30
3 8 5 0 0
221,892
645+
1,345+ 10,500+
11 96
RECENT MILESTONES
14
PILOT TRAININGMODIFICATIONSWAREHOUSESBASEFUTURE BASE
Eielson
NAS Fallon
MCAS MiramarEdwards AFB
Burlington
PAX RiverMCAS Cherry PointLuke AFB
Nellis AFBHill AFB
MCAS Beaufort
Asia Pacific Warehouse 2020
Misawa Air Base
Iwakuni
Cheongju
LakenheathRAF Marham
Ørland
SkrydstrupEuropean Warehouse
Leeuwarden
Nevatim Air Base
Cameri
Volkel
GhediAmendola
Williamtown
Tindal
Eglin AFB
• USS Essex• USS WASP• USS America
• HMS Queen Elizabeth• USS Carl Vinson
Ogden ALC
NAS Lemoore
Yuma AFB
SHIP ACTIVATIONS
F-35 SUSTAINMENT DELIVERING TODAY
F-35 AFFORDABILITY
F-35 ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINMENT
PROGRAM COST LRIP 12-14 COST PER FLIGHT HOUR*
GREATER THAN 70% UNIT COST REDUCTION SINCE LOT 1
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$*Lockheed Martin owned
portion of CPFH
All information current as of May 4, 2021 For additional questions and the latest data, please contact Laura Siebert or Brett Ashworth.
RELIABILITY: MEAN FLIGHT HOUR BETWEEN FAILURE
MAINTAINABILITY: MAINTENANCE MAN HOUR PER FLIGHT HOUR
F-35CF-35BF-35A
RequirementActuals
Flight HoursGood
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
9.0
4.7
9.0
6.1
9.0
7.0
F-35CF-35BF-35A
RequirementActuals
Good
Flight Hours
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
6.0
4.0 4.0
10.1
7.1
10.2
Lot 12 Lot 13 Lot 14% Reduction from Lot 11
F-35A$82.4M $79.2M $77.9M 12.8%
F-35B$108.0M $104.8M $101.3M 12.3%
F-35C$103.1M $98.1M $94.4M 13.2%
1/2 6/6 32/68REGIONAL WAREHOUSE STANDUP COMPONENT REPAIR ACTIVATIONS (2024)DEPOT AIR VEHICLE ACTIVATIONS (2020)
44%REDUCTION SINCE 2015
