When is the iPad 5 release date?

Update (10/22/13): The iPad 5, officially called "iPad Air," will be available on November 1, 2013.

UPDATE #2: Apple has officially sent out invites for a press event being held on Tuesday, October 22 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.

UPDATE: All signs point to an October 22 iPad 5 announcement, followed by a November 1 release, but nothing has been officially confirmed.

Apple is expected to release the iPad 5 sometime in 2013, possibly in the fall after the release of iOS 7.