{"id":29227990,"date":"2026-10-23T10:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/f-35-multiyear-framework-850-jets-lots-21-30-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:13:24","slug":"f-35-multiyear-framework-850-jets-lots-21-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/f-35-multiyear-framework-850-jets-lots-21-30-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"850 F-35s Over Ten Years: Pentagon and Lockheed Sign Multiyear Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin announced they want to switch to a subscription.<\/p><p>The two sides unveiled a framework for ten years of multiyear F-35 production and sustainment. It covers Lots 21 through 30, holds the line at 156 jets a year, and commits the United States to at least 850 of them, plus initial spares, modification kits and a decade of sustainment. International customers fill the rest of the production slots.<\/p><p>There is a catch, and it is a big one. Nothing has been signed into law, no price has been published, and Congress has not yet granted the multiyear authority or the money. This is a handshake with a very large pen still to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117;font-size:17px\">Quick Facts<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>What:<\/strong> Framework agreement for multiyear F-35 production and sustainment<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Who:<\/strong> The Pentagon (styled the Department of War) and Lockheed Martin<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Announced:<\/strong> 22 October 2026<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Lots covered:<\/strong> 21 to 30, over ten years<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Rate:<\/strong> 156 aircraft a year, held constant (about 1,560 in total)<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>U.S. share:<\/strong> At least 850 aircraft, plus initial spares and modification kits<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Lockheed investment:<\/strong> At least $7 billion of company money in F-35 initiatives, per the Pentagon<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> Not disclosed; to be negotiated by the F-35 Joint Program Office<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Still needed:<\/strong> Multiyear authority and appropriations from Congress<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the F-35 multiyear framework actually says<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The F-35 multiyear framework is not a contract. Lockheed Martin&rsquo;s own release says the deal first needs multiyear authority and appropriations, which it expects &ldquo;in the coming months&rdquo;. Only then will the F-35 Joint Program Office and the company sit down to negotiate terms, pricing and delivery schedules for a formal award.<\/p><p>What the framework does fix is the shape of the next decade. Production stays at 156 aircraft a year, the rate Lockheed has been building towards at Fort Worth. Unlike some other recent Pentagon framework deals, this one does not try to push the production rate higher, Breaking Defense noted. The aim is stability: steady orders, longer supplier contracts and volume discounts that both sides say will save taxpayers billions of dollars over the life of the jet.<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/united-states-air-force\/\">United States Air Force<\/a>, the Navy and the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/united-states-marine-corps-aviation\/\">United States Marine Corps Aviation<\/a> share the 850 U.S. jets. The announcements did not break that number down by service or variant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;We have fundamentally changed how we stabilize the American defense industrial base to produce at speed and scale.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Michael Duffey<\/strong> &mdash; Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 22 October 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/f-35-multiyear-framework-850-jets-lots-21-30-2026-img1.jpg\" alt=\"First Royal Australian Air Force F-35A at Luke Air Force Base\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The first Royal Australian Air Force F-35A at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, in December 2014. International customers buy their jets through the same Joint Program Office production order. (U.S. Air Force photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">From lot-by-lot haggling to a ten-year deal<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The F-35 has been bought in annual lots since low-rate production began, with each lot negotiated on its own and frequently signed late. The most recent deal, covering Lots 18 and 19, was finalised in September 2025 for 296 aircraft and about $24.3 billion. That pattern of long, single-lot negotiations is exactly what a multiyear deal is designed to end.<\/p><p>Lockheed says it will put at least $7 billion of its own money into initiatives to strengthen the F-35 enterprise. The Pentagon has not spelled out what those initiatives are. A Lockheed spokesperson told Breaking Defense the deal will not change how production slots are shared between buyers, and that the Joint Program Office keeps ownership of the production order for every F-35 customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;This multiyear framework strengthens the way we can plan and invest in the F-35 enterprise.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Jim Taiclet<\/strong> &mdash; Chairman, President and CEO, Lockheed Martin<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For the supply chain, the message is the same. OJ Sanchez, president of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, said the framework gives suppliers the stability to plan ahead and invest with confidence. The company puts the program&rsquo;s footprint at about 317,000 U.S. jobs and roughly $79 billion a year in economic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aPEy3QwsKjQ\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin:0 0 24px;font-style:italic\">Inside the Fort Worth plant where the F-35 is built (Sam Eckholm).<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Congress holds the pen<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Multiyear procurement needs Congress to agree, and the fiscal 2027 defense policy bills are still being negotiated. According to Breaking Defense, the Senate Armed Services Committee version would allow multiyear F-35 contracts. The House version adds guardrails: no multiyear deal until the defense secretary certifies that it includes the full set of initial spares and alternate mission equipment, and shows at least 5 percent savings.<\/p><p>Neither bill explicitly authorises a multiyear sustainment agreement, which leaves a large part of the framework in limbo. No fiscal 2027 budget has passed either, so for now the deal is unfunded, as Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine pointed out. The Pentagon&rsquo;s fiscal 2027 request includes $21.4 billion for the F-35 program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/f-35-multiyear-framework-850-jets-lots-21-30-2026-img2.jpg\" alt=\"F-35A of the 33rd Fighter Wing flying over the Florida coast\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F-35A of the 33rd Fighter Wing from Eglin Air Force Base, the jet&rsquo;s first U.S. Air Force training wing. (U.S. Air Force photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why sustainment is the real prize<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Buying the jets is the cheap part. The F-35&rsquo;s lifecycle cost estimate is approaching $2 trillion, with the program projected to run into the 2080s, and most of that money goes on keeping the fleet flying. Government watchdogs have linked low mission-capable rates to limited depot capacity, spare-parts shortages and restricted access to technical data.<\/p><p>A five-year performance-based logistics contract was explored before, but no deal was reached because officials could not show Congress that it would cut costs or improve readiness. Ten years of sustainment inside the new framework is the part to watch.<\/p><p>Lockheed says more than 1,375 F-35s are now in service worldwide, flying from 42 bases, with 13 nations operating the jet on home soil. If the framework survives Congress, about 1,560 more will roll out of the factory over the next decade. If it does not, it is back to the checkout queue, one lot at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sources: Lockheed Martin news release (22 Oct 2026), Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine, Breaking Defense, Manufacturing Dive, Defence Blog<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n\n\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>What is the F-35 multiyear framework agreed in October 2026?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">It is a framework agreement announced on 22 October 2026 by the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin for ten years of F-35 production and sustainment. It covers Lots 21 to 30 at 156 aircraft a year, with at least 850 jets for the United States plus initial spares, modification kits and sustainment. It is not yet a contract.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many F-35s does the United States plan to buy under the framework?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The United States commits to at least 850 F-35s over the ten years of the framework. With production held at 156 aircraft a year across Lots 21 to 30, about 1,560 jets would be built in total, with international customers taking the remaining production slots.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How much will the F-35 multiyear deal cost?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">No price has been disclosed. The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin still have to negotiate pricing, terms and schedules once Congress grants multiyear authority and appropriations. For comparison, the previous deal for Lots 18 and 19 covered 296 aircraft for about $24.3 billion.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Does Congress have to approve the F-35 framework?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Yes. The framework needs multiyear procurement authority and appropriations from Congress. The Senate Armed Services Committee version of the fiscal 2027 defense bill would allow multiyear F-35 contracts, while the House version adds conditions, including proof of at least 5 percent savings. No fiscal 2027 budget has passed yet.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What is Lockheed Martin contributing to the F-35 framework?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">According to the Pentagon, Lockheed Martin will self-fund at least $7 billion in initiatives to strengthen the F-35 program. The specific initiatives have not been detailed. Lockheed says the agreement gives its suppliers the stability to plan and invest, and that it will hold production at 156 jets a year.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many F-35s are in service today?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Lockheed Martin says more than 1,375 F-35s have been fielded worldwide. The fleet has passed one million flight hours and operates from 42 bases, with 13 nations operating the jet on home soil.<\/div><\/details><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is the F-35 multiyear framework agreed in October 2026?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"It is a framework agreement announced on 22 October 2026 by the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin for ten years of F-35 production and sustainment. 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