A total of 72 aircraft were parked at Lockheed Martin’s facilities after the Technology Refresh 3 experienced severe glitches, following which the Pentagon halted deliveries in July 2023. Lockheed ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II's powerplant is unique among fifth-generation fighters, characterized by its focus on advanced avionics and stealth technology, as a single engine powers it. This ...

Newly obtained data shows the F-35 scored 95% vs. 33% for the Gripen in Canada’s fighter competition, confirming the jet as ...

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is promoted as the most advanced fighter jet in the world, and it has an outsized impact in North Texas. Final assembly primarily takes place in Fort Worth, but the ...

Lockheed Martin will build up to 296 F-35s as part of Lots 18 and 19, with first deliveries in 2026. Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) announced they reached a final agreement ...

Ironically, as soon as the F-35A is completed and enters service, it will be returned to the United States for pilot training.

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 ...

Over the past decade, the F-35 has steadily gained international recognition as, not only one of the most easily identifiable ...

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As of August 2025, Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, has delivered more than 1,215 F-35 stealth fighter jets of all types. Today, the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet is the most ...

No man (or person) is an island. What does this phrase mean? It means nobody is or can be self-sufficient; everyone relies on someone else for something. The same is true for countries — no nation is ...

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, ...