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100th F-35 in production

Issue No. 15 | August 01-15, 2013

The 100th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the first aircraft destined for Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Ariz., has entered the last stage of final assembly. This conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) aircraft, known as AF-41, is scheduled to arrive at the base next year.

In June, the US Air Force announced its decision to increase the number of squadrons at Luke AFB to six with 144 aircraft, which will make it the largest F-35 base worldwide. In addition to training US pilots, Luke will also serve as an F-35A International Training site. Currently, Luke’s economic impact on the state of Arizona is $2.17 billion. With 14 F-35 suppliers in the state of Arizona, the programme has an additional economic impact of $98 million.