"Dec. 30 (UPI) – Lockheed Martin announced the delivery of its 134th F-35 fighter plane in 2019 on Monday, exceeding its goal of 131 for the year. The last F-35 delivery of 2019 is a vertical-takeoff-and-landing plane, the most expensive of its three variants, and is destined for the U.S. Marine Corps, the company said in a statement.

"We have met our annual delivery targets three years in a row and continue to increase production rates, improve efficiencies and reduce costs," Gary Ulmer, general manager of the F-35 program, said in a statement. "The F-35 is the most capable fighter jet in the world, and we're now delivering the 5th generation weapon system at a cost equal to or lower than a less capable 4th generation legacy aircraft."

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