Forum: F-35 Units

Last edited by neptune on Aug 09, 2012 - 03:46 PM; edited 1 time in total

SpudmanWP wrote:

neptune wrote:

LRIPs 5,6&7 would provide the 70+ a/c for Luke starting in 2014-16. These would include 13 a/c for Italy, Turkey, Norway and Australia. Smile

Something is not right with those numbers. The entire USAF production run for F-35As for LRIP5-7 is only 62. As far as for foreign F-35s, I am not sure what commitments have been made.

I'll have to watch that i hour presser again to look for details.

- I only reference the published contracts to LM by DOD.

http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contra ... actid=4816

- My latest F-35 contract is 0n 20Jun12 for LRIP7 N00019-12-C-0004 Mod. 1

- LRIPS 5,6,7 (Revised)
LRIP5 CTOL-USAF 21+1
LRIP6 CTOL-USAF 19, ITAF 4, RAAF 2
LRIP7 CTOL-USAF 19, ITAF 3, TUAF 2, NOAF 2
Totals: USAF 60, ITAF 7, RAAF 2, TUAF 2, NOAF 2
ALL 73

Please provide a reference where I may be able to improve the accuracy of the data.

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Luke is for USAF only, not F-35B/C jets.

I went off the FY2013 budget docs for my totals.

So what happens to Eglin and the 33rd once Luke becomes fully operational as a training location? Will it continue to serve as a second training unit? Will it become an operational F-35 base/unit? Or will the 33rd be deactivated and its assets transferred to Luke? I am a bit confused about how this is all suppose to play out.

Forum: F-35 Units

Luke selected for USAF F-35A training base.