The Starfighter found a new market with other NATO countries as well, and eventually a total of 2,578 of all variants of the F-104 were built in the U.S. and abroad for various nations.
Flyet fandt et nyt marked ved andre medlemmer af NATO, og det endte med at der i alt blev bygget 2.578 stk. F-104 af alle varianter, i USA og andre steder i verden.