Aircraft Profile

Role                               Stealth multirole fighter

 

National origin            United States

 

Manufacturer              Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

 

First flight                    15 December 2006

 

Introduction                 December 2015 (USMC F-35B)
                                       December 2016 (USAF F-35A)
                                       February 2019 (USN F-35C)

 

Status                           In initial production and testing, used for training by U.S.

 

Primary users              United States Air Force
                                       United States Marine Corps
                                       United States Navy
                                       Royal Air Force

 

Produced                      2006–present

 

Number built               100 as of 2013

 

Program cost               US$1.0165 trillion (projected over 55 years)

 

Unit cost                       F-35A: US$124.8 million (2013)
                                       F-35B: US$156.8M (2013)
                                       F-35C: US$142.6M (2013)

 

Developed from          Lockheed Martin X-35