200th Lockheed-Martin F-35s for Japan

10 January 2017 was a historical milestone for the F-35 Lightning II programme when the 200th operational jet, the second delivery for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force, departed Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth production facility and arrived at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. This joined Luke’s F-35 fleet of 46 jets to train Japan’s pilots. The F-35 programme continues to grow and accelerate as it now operates in 12 locations worldwide including Israel and Italy. The programme has also logged 75,000 flight hours while training more than 380 pilots and 3,700 maintainers.