India, Feb. 28 -- Lockheed Martin delivered its 91st F-35 aircraft in 2018, meeting the joint government and industry delivery target for the year and "demonstrating the F-35 enterprise's ability to ramp to full rate production." The 91 deliveries in 2018 represent nearly a 40 percent increase from 2017 and about a 100 percent production increase compared to 2016.
In 2019, Lockheed Martin is set to deliver more than 130 F-35s, representing yet another 40 percent increase in production. The 91st aircraft is a US Marine Corps F-35B, delivered to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. In 2018, deliveries included 54 F-35s for the United States, 21 for international partner nations and 16 for Foreign Military Sales customers.
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