F-22 Block 35

Block 35 (Final Avionics Upgrades / Combat-Coded)

• Parent: Block 30 (incremental factory refinement)
• Deliveries: ~2009–2012 (final production lots, part of ~112 Block 30/35 aircraft. Last F-22 delivered 2 May 2012, tail 10-4195)
• Purpose: Final production standard, platform for latest software increments
• What's different from Block 30:
• • Same APG-77(V)1 radar
• • Further hardware refinements (wiring, processors, structural details)
• • Built to directly accept latest software increments (3.2A/3.2B) without modification
• • Improved manufacturing quality and LO coating application
• • Some sources treat Block 35 as a minor sub-variant of Block 30 rather than a major new block
• Key note: The differences between Block 30 and 35 are less dramatic than between Block 20 and 30. Block 35 is essentially a "late-production Block 30" with incremental factory improvements.