Through the 1970s and 1980s, the A-6 had been in low-rate production of four or five new aircraft a year, enough to replace mostly accidental losses.

Correct figures are hard to come by since low-rate production by small repair shops and air clubs likely continued until 1959.

Because of the urgency of the requirement, low-rate production was ordered almost immediately after Bell received a contract for three XHSL-1s.

The low-rate production of the Block I missile was to have started in 7/2005, using funds originally allocated for its R&D, at least five missiles were built.

PIM is slated to begin low-rate initial production by 2013.

The Navy approved low-rate initial production.

In an unusual move, the aircraft entered initial low-rate production while still in engineering and manufacturing development.

Operational testing started in June 2007, with low-rate initial production of the device beginning around the same time.

In December 2012, Raytheon received a $56.6 million contract for low-rate initial production of Excalibur 1b projectiles.

The Stryker MGS moved into low-rate initial production in 2005 for evaluation.