Lockheed Martin F-35

By Brian Everstine
The global approach to MRO of the F-35 needs to be a model for other weapons as the Pentagon looks to co-develop and co-produce critical systems, the DOD says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have made the first Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landings (SRVL) onto the Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Lockheed Martin reported revenue of $16.9 billion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023, up 2% from $16.6 billion a year earlier.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics division took a sales hit in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 as continued F-35 delivery delays ate into the bottom line.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The British and Swedish governments are to cooperate on promoting international sales of Saab’s JAS 39 Gripen E combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
German industry is urging the government in Berlin to urgently decide on future investments in the Eurofighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Use of the technology readiness level model for production is being reexamined.
Emerging Technologies

By Jen DiMascio, Michael Bruno
Tom Burbage, the former EVP of the F-35 program during its first decade of development, discusses what it took to get the fighter program off and running.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland’s government will spend more than $330 million to prepare several airfields for the arrival of the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force had previously announced that a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs based in Korat would be decommissioned between 2028 and 2031.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Prague countered critics of its F-35 decision, who claim the aircraft is too expensive for the Eastern European country to operate.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The milestone clears the Joint Program Office to seek a decision on full-rate production status for the family of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Czech government has approved the acquisition of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Romania’s defense ministry has launched the process to acquire as many as 48 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The $705 million contract for the Stand-in Attack Weapon calls for Northrop Grumman to have the new missile ready to to enter service in 2026.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon still lacks a plan to successfully wrestle sustainment functions away from the collection of contractors that now jealously own those roles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A sources sought notice published on Sept. 19 calls for responses for a Long Range Attack Munition that can be purchased in fiscal 2025 and fielded in 2027.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
British Eurofighter Typhoons and Norwegian Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have performed their first landings and takeoffs from road runways.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The roughly 28-hr. search for the Lockheed Martin-made stealth fighter included an unusual request to the public for any tips.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Speaking on Poland’s Radio dla Ciebie Sept. 14, Mariusz Błaszczak says the country still has a shortfall in combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Four Lockheed Martin F-35s landed at Denmark's Skrydstrup air base shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 14.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. government has cleared South Korea to move forward with a previously approved plan to buy a second batch of Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic has claimed that acquiring and operating Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be cheaper than operating Saab’s Gripen E.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Danish government has expressed frustration over mounting delays in the arrival of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion