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F-35 Lightning II
 
Latest update: July 2021
 
Production lots

Prod. Lot F-35A F-35B F-35C Total F-35A F-35B F-35C Total F-35A F-35B F-35C Total
Lot 01 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Lot 02 6 6 0 12 6 6 0 12 0 0 0 0
Lot 03 8 9 0 17 8 9 0 17 0 0 0 0
Lot 04 11 17 4 32 11 17 4 32 0 0 0 0
Lot 05 22 3 7 32 22 3 7 32 0 0 0 0
Lot 06 23 6 7 36 23 6 7 36 0 0 0 0
Lot 07 24 7 4 35 24 7 4 35 0 0 0 0
Lot 08 29 10 4 43 29 10 4 43 0 0 0 0
Lot 09 42 13 2 57 42 13 2 57 0 0 0 0
Lot 10 77 13 2 92 77 13 2 92 0 0 0 0
Lot 11 103 26 14 143 103 26 13 142 0 0 1 1
Lot 12 119 44 16 179 105 21 1 127 14 23 15 52
Lot 13 98 21 7 126 16 0 0 16 82 21 7 110
Lot 14 96 14 22 132 0 0 0 0 96 14 22 132
Lot 15 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Lot 16 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Lot 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lot 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lot 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lot 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lot 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lot 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                         
Total 710 189 89 988 468 131 44 643 242 58 45 345
 
Comment(s):

Lot 1 - Lot 12: LRIP 1 - LRIP 12.

Information for Lot 12 and further has to be validated. Lot 12 - Lot 14 will be the first block buy for the F-35.

LRIP 13: 160 aircraft.
LRIP 14: 169 aircraft.
 
Lot 1 - 10:
 
Country Aircraft Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 3 Lot 4 Lot 5 Lot 6 Lot 7 Lot 8 Lot 9 Lot 10
Australia F-35A           2       8
Israel F-35A               2 7 6
Italy F-35A           3 3 2 1 1
  F-35B                 1 1
Japan F-35A               4 2 4
Netherlands F-35A     1 1            
Norway F-35A             2 2 6 6
South Korea F-35A                   6
Turkey F-35A                   2
UK F-35B     2 1     1 4 6 3
USA F-35A 2 6 7 10 22 18 19 19 26 44
  F-35B   6 7 16 3 6 6 6 6 9
  F-35C       4 7 7 4 4 2 2
Total   2 12 17 32 32 36 35 43 57 92
 
Lot 11 - 20:
 
Country Aircraft Lot 11 Lot 12 Lot 13 Lot 14 Lot 15 Lot 16 Lot 17 Lot 18 Lot 19 Lot 20
Australia F-35A 8 15 15 15            
Belgium F-35A                    
Denmark F-35A     6              
Israel F-35A 6 6 6              
Italy F-35A 2 2 3 5            
  F-35B 1 1 1              
Japan F-35A 6 6 2              
Netherlands F-35A 8 8 8 8 3 9        
Norway F-35A 6 6 6 6            
South Korea F-35A 10 12 4              
Turkey F-35A 4                  
UK F-35B 1 17                
USA F-35A 53 64 48 62            
  F-35B 24 26 20 14            
  F-35C 14 16 7 22            
Total   143 179 126 132 3 9        
 
Comment:

Information for Lot 12 and further has to be validated. Lot 12 - Lot 14 will be the first block buy for the F-35.

A block-buy contract was signed for 478 aircraft:

Aircraft Lot 12 Lot 13 Lot 14 Total Block buy Differ
F-35A 99 92 90 281 351 -70
F-35B 29 28 20 77 86 -9
F-35C 10 11 20 41 41 0
Total 138 131 130 399 478 -79

The detailed breakdown for each partner hasn't been fully disclosed.

Australia: correct for LRIP 12 and assumed to be correct for Lot 13 and 14.
Belgium: its first aircraft will be produced in Lot 15.
Denmark: its first aircraft is produced in Lot 12.
Israel: unknown.
Italy: correct for LRIP 12, unknown for Lot 13 and 14.
Japan: unknown.
Netherlands: information correct. Last three of the ordered 37 aircraft will be produced in Lot 15.
Norway: assumed as Norway ordered batches of six aircraft until Lot 11.
South Korea: unknown.
Turkey: its aircraft are delivered to the USAF.
United Kingdom: information correct.
United States: information to be validated.