Signed Contract for 43 Low-Rate Initial Production, 29 for US, 2 F-35As for Israel, 4 F-35As for Japan, 2 F-35As for Norway 2 F-35As for Italy and 4 F-35B for UK

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have reached an agreement in principle for the production of 43 F-35s under Low-Rate Initial Production lot 8 (LRIP 8) contract.
The LRIP 8 contract provides for the production of the first two F-35As for Israel, the first four F-35As for Japan along with two F-35As for Norway and two F-35As for Italy. The United Kingdom will receive four F-35Bs.
Deliveries will start in 2016.
The LRIP 8 contract procures 29 U.S. aircraft including 19 F-35As, six F-35Bs and four F-35Cs. It also provides for the production of the first two F-35As for Israel, the first four F-35As for Japan along with two F-35As for Norway and two F-35As for Italy. The United Kingdom will receive four F-35Bs. The contract also funds manufacturing-support equipment as well as ancillary mission equipment.
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