Lockheed Martin F-35

By Tony Osborne
Italy will send four F-35s to Komatsu air base on the northern coast of Honshu, the Japanese mainland—the first Italian deployment to Japan since the 1920s.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Major UK defense programs are struggling with a lack of key skills and experience to bring them into service on cost and schedule.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed says increasing production beyond the 156-a-year level would require a business case based on an influx of new orders from new or existing customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco, Chen Chuanren
Thailand treads a delicate balance between an old alliance with the U.S. and recent closer ties to China.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
With a net profit of $1.7 billion, Lockheed posted earnings per share of $6.63, up sharply from $1.16 a share in the second quarter of 2022.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s defense procurement process is “broken” and in need of “major, comprehensive reform,” lawmakers say.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the House's addition of $558 million for the force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program is akin to "throwing money away."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
NATO’s largest exercise took over European skies ahead of a new funding pledge at the leaders’ summit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is sending F-35s to the Middle East to help patrol waterways in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The new plan means the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is no longer guaranteed to win a follow-on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Speaking at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference, a Pratt & Whitney executive says it has 400 engineers working on a major upgrade for the F135 engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Both demonstrations are part of a wider effort to make RAF training more realistic and relevant in modern combat.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The trination Global Combat Air Program could see several hundred export sales of the crewed aircraft that emerges, industry figures suggest.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A factory to be built in Weeze in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state will produce at least 400 of the center-fuselage sections.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Israel has decided to purchase a third batch of 25 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, building the Middle Eastern country’s fleet to 75 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $5.62 billion deal for the Czech Republic to buy 24 F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
More U.S. Air Force installations are getting new aircraft as Congress appears poised to allow the service to continue retiring the aging A-10 fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Raytheon’s lobbyist accused a Lockheed Martin executive of deception for publicly supporting a proposal to replace the F-35 engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed its version of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A blistering statement attacks Lockheed Martin for continuing to support re-engining the fighter.
Paris Air Show

By Brian Everstine
A Lockheed Martin executive says a specific program for cooling the F-35 is premature until the needs are fully understood.
Paris Air Show

By Brian Everstine
Collins Aerospace says its new Enhanced Power and Cooling System for the Lockheed Martin F-35 will achieve Technology Readiness Level 6 this year.
Paris Air Show

By Steve Trimble
Finnish manufacturer Patria confirmed a promised role in the Lockheed Martin F-35 program at Paris Air Show.
Paris Air Show

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s labored defense modernization contrasts dramatically with neighboring Poland’s lavish spending, but why are nations struggling to spend the money?
Paris Air Show

By Steve Trimble
A persistent and worsening cooling system shortfall is finally being addressed in a new upgrade package now being defined by the Joint Program Office.
Aircraft & Propulsion