Number of F-35s Built for USAF Eclipses Number of F-22s
5/24/2019
—John A. Tirpak​
​The Air Force now has more F-35A strike fighters than it does F-22 Raptors, manufacturer Lockheed Martin said. USAF photos/Staff illustration by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory.
Lockheed Martin delivered its 196th F-35A Joint Strike Fighter to the Air Force this week, surpassing the total of 195 F-22s—test and production—that it delivered to the service between 1996 and 2011.
The 196th F-35 will be based at Hill AFB, Utah, home of the first operational USAF F-35 squadrons. The first F-35A was delivered to the Air Force in 2006.
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