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This is coolbert: 

A milestone indeed has been reached.  # 1,000th F-35 fighter plane is now come off the assembly line.

The USAF's goal was to purchase about 2,500 F 35 for the inventory. Whether that figure will be actually realized or not I cannot say but is probably a budget issue more than anything else.

That number of 1,000 F-35 includes those that were sold to foreign countries. 1.000 planes have not been delivered to the USAF.

"Lockheed Martin Has Built The 1000th F-35."

From https://theaviationist.com  |   STEFANO D'URSO  |  January 17, 2024.

"The 1000th F-35 Lighting II jet will be delivered once it receives the necessary TR-3 hardware and final TR-3 software."

"Lockheed Martin confirmed it has built the 1000th F-35, an important milestone for the multinational program which is about to hit another milestone soon: the full rate production decision in early 2024. The company said in a statement emailed to us that the aircraft has not yet been delivered and further details about the airframe, customer and photos will be released upon delivery."

And the final cost of a brand spanking new F-35 coming of assembly line is what exactly? Cost per-plane originally touted at about 30 to $40 million USD. At this exact moment in time the actual amount probably much more than that.

The die has been cast, the game is afoot. It is F-35 or nothing there not being any alternative. F-35 will rule the skies at least until the year until the year 2050? I sure hope so.

coolbert.