Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is a combat-proven fifth-generation jet, but the supersonic stealth plane has consistently faced cost and readiness concerns. Business ...

Fort Worth-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. is on track to deliver 170 to 190 F-35s in 2025, officials said.

Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet has made clear his plan is to “create a best-value bridge” from today’s fifth-generation fighters to the sixth-generation Boeing F-47, winner of the U.S. Air Force’s ...

In July 2024, the U.S. Air Force resumed accepting F-35s from Lockheed Martin, albeit with a "truncated" version of the TR-3 upgrade package. The first one was sent to the 187th Fighter Wing at ...

Lockheed Martin, which manufactures a host of military aircraft platforms, including the F-35 Lightning II, the F-22 Raptor, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the SH-60 Seahawk, slipped nearly 4.5% so far ...

Facing defense cuts and NGAD setbacks, Lockheed Martin is pitching an enhanced F-35 as a cost-effective “bridge” to sixth-gen fighters, reusing advanced tech while managing significant financial ...

Lockheed Martin has delivered 72 F-35 jets to the U.S. government as of May 1, after several months of delay due to late software improvements, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing the Pentagon's ...

But drawn-out contract negotiations have meant Lockheed is having to incur procurement costs for the F-35 jets in lots 18 and 19, set to be delivered in 2026 and 2027.