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A total of 72 aircraft were parked at Lockheed Martin’s facilities after the Technology Refresh 3 experienced severe glitches ...
Israel’s purchase of an additional tranche of advanced F-35 aircraft from Lockheed Martin is a major win for America’s ailing defense industrial base.
Lockheed delivered 72 F-35s after TR-3 upgrade delays, but withheld funds will continue into 2026, according to a report by ...
China's new J-35 bests the U.S. F-35 Lightning II in top speed, traveling at Mach 1.8 (1,300 miles per hour) versus the ...
The first F-35 Lightning II for the Finnish Air Force, JF-501, is now in production, with roll out expected in 2025. Finland selected the F-35 in 2021 to replace the F/A-18, ordering 64 aircraft.
Belgium ordered 34 of Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II fighter jets. Company rolled out first of planes Sunday at ceremony at Fort Worth TX facility.
At Lockheed Martin's assembly line in Fort Worth TX, F-35s are meticulously built. At the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, cadets learn how the F-35 fits into a modern combat environment.
In 2001, the X-35B vertical landing prototype hovered. These successful test flights helped Lockheed Martin win the F-35 Lightning II contract and eventually, the US Air Force adopted it in 2011.
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $4.7 billion contract modification for 78 F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, according to a March 31 contract announcement by the U.S. Department of Defense ...
When is a new plane actually three planes? Answer: when it is the F-35 Lightning II, a fifth-generation fighter that combines advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility. Three variants of the ...
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office inked a $34 billion deal to build the next three batches of 478 stealthy fighters.
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office agreed to a $34 billion production contract for 478 examples of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter.