Lightning II Production Line

Posted 12 July 2010
Photo by Angel DelCueto

Thirty-one F-35s are in various stages of assembly as of July 2010. The last test jet, BF-5, recently was delivered from the factory. The first production jet, AF-6, is in final assembly and will roll out in the summer of 2010. The maximum production rate will be about one aircraft per working day, a level expected to be reached in 2016.

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