Post on 24-Aug-2021
F-35 Lightning II Program Status and Fast Facts
BASES SHIPS
TOTAL CURRENT ACTIVATIONS:
Watch F-35 by the Numbers
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, USMC
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
• Switzerland selects the F-35. June 30• British F-35Bs conduct their first-ever combat mission from Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. June 18• U.S. Air Force selects Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, as the location for a second F-35A training squadron. June 14• F-35s from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Italian Air Force, Israeli Air Force and Royal Air Force participate in exercise
Falcon Strike 2021. June 7-15• Italian F-35s deploy to Estonia in support of NATO Baltic Operations exercises. June 6-18• Norwegian F-35As participate in the Arctic Challenge Exercise. June 1-18
July 1, 2021
F-35 IN ACTION
224+
287/1621/30
4 1 1 0 0
235,329
665+
1,405+ 10,755+
11 96
RECENT MILESTONES
14
BASE/PILOT TRAININGMODIFICATIONSWAREHOUSESBASE/SHIPFUTURE BASE/SHIP*
Eielson AFB
NAS Fallon
MCAS Miramar
Edwards AFB
Burlington ANGBNAS PAX MCAS Cherry Point (Base 2023)Luke AFB
NAS JRB Fort Worth2024
Nellis AFBHill AFB
MCAS Beaufort
Asia Pacific Warehouse 2021-2022
Misawa AB
MCAS IwakuniCheongju AB
Lakenheath AFB2021
RAF Marham
Ørland MAS
Evenes AB 2022
Skrydstrup AB 2023European Warehouse
Leeuwarden AB
Nevatim AB
Cameri
Volkel AB 2022
Ghed AB 2022Amendola AB
RAAFB Williamtown
RAAFB Tindal 2021
Jacksonville ANGB 2024Dannelly ANGB 2023
Eglin AFBTyndall AFB 2023
Truax ANGB 2023
• USS Essex• USS WASP• USS America• HMS Queen Elizabeth• USS Carl Vinson• ITS Cavour
• USS Makin Island• USS Tripoli 2021• USS Abraham Lincoln 2021• USS George Washington 2022• USS Boxer 2023• USS Theodore Roosevelt 2023
• USS Bonhomme Richard 2024• USS Iwo Jima 2024• USS Bataan 2025• USS Gerald Ford 2025
Ogden ALC
NAS Lemoore
MCAS Yuma
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
*Base/Ship Projections through 2025
All information current as of July 1, 2021 For additional questions and the latest data, please contact Laura Siebert or Brett Ashworth.
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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
5.2
9.0
7.0
9.0
5.2
F-35CF-35BF-35A
RequirementActuals
Good
Flight Hours
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
6.0
4.0 4.0
10.0
7.0
10.3
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