Does that chart show production rising from <50 in 2013 to >125 in 2014? Is that a projection or has that been authorised? I’m curious about 4th generation A,B,C,D. Any idea what they refer to?
The numbers were from early 2010 and are what the schedule plan was at the time before the recent budget crisis and fear of concurrency caused the annual build rates to be chopped. Those changes lead to our partners also delaying orders as early LRIP costs rose.
I assume that the 4th gen lines are specific production schedules for individual fighter planes like the F-15/16/18, etc
Here is a year-by-year schedule from 2009ish
Spud you’ve been playing fast and loose for years with your interpretations of F35 costs based on fabricated LM marketing stock.
I have never play fast and loose with the numbers. I have always provided official sources (either budget docs or LM estimates) when I referenced costs & plans.
someone who thinks that the resin-and-PPT CUDA is real.
No, CUDA is not real. At most it’s gone through simulation and maybe some wind tunnel testing.
LM is chomping at the bit to get production up. It’s not their choice that the numbers have been stagnant.
Per the 2010 numbers, the USAF F-35 production rate would have reached it’s peak of 80 in FY2015. As it stands now, it’s at 32 in FY15, 48 in FY16, and 48 in FY17. That is just the USAF. The other services and partner nations have delayed their plans (but not their commitment).
There is plenty of room.
Take a look at this 2010 graph. The yellow section is the buffer. Now note that the annual buys in the pre-2020 timeline have been delayed so again, there is plenty of room for FMS sales.
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