While the F-35's per unit cost is similar to other modern fighters, its lifecycle expense is higher, although it offers ...

Though Lockheed Martin is the primary contractor for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, nearly every major US defense firm has a hand in its production.

A shortfall of spare parts has contributed to terrible readiness rates among US F-35 fleets—and even led some service branches to cannibalize certain aircraft to keep others flying.

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is more than a potent supersonic stealth fighter designed to build up the defences of ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. finalized a federal contract to produce nearly 300 more F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, which will be assembled in Fort Worth. The U.S. Department of War announced the contract, ...

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Record deliveries made 2025 a landmark year for the F-35, but low capability rates still challenge the world’s most advanced ...

Airman 1st Class James Meredith applies precision tape on an F-35A Lightning II at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, March 20, 2025. (SrA Seleena Muhammad-Ali/Air Force) LONDON — After encountering ...

Canada is reevaluating its planned purchase of U.S. F-35 fighter jets over the escalating trade tensions between Washington ...

FLORENNES AIR BASE, Belgium, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Belgium's first F-35A Lightning II aircraft to be stationed in country arrived at Florennes Air Base. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) joined the ...

To date, Lockheed Martin has sold more than 1,100 F-35s around the world, making it among the most successful combat aircraft programs of the post-Cold War era. Months after multiple NATO members ...

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