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F-35 Enters Full-Rate Production Nine Years After Beginning Service

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, March 12th, 2024

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The tri-service and international F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT] entered service in 2015, and, nearly nine years later, has achieved full-rate production, DoD said on March 12. "Earlier today, the Milestone Decision Authority, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William A. LaPlante, approved the Milestone C/Full Rate Production (MSC/FRP) of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft with the signing of an Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) after a [March 7] meeting with the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)," the…

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