U.S. Department of War signs $2.3 billion framework agreement with Lockheed Martin for F-35 fleet support through 2028
The U.S. Department of War has signed a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin for continued support services for the global F-35 Lightning II multirole fighter fleet
Poland accepts first F-35A Husarz fighters into service as deliveries support air force modernisation
“The arrival of the first F-35 combat aircraft in Poland represents an important milestone for the nation's defense and for regional security across Europe,” said OJ Sanchez, President, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.
GAO report says F-35 readiness declined in fiscal 2025 amid software issues, parts shortages and sustainment gaps
Software shortcomings, spare parts shortages and corrosion problems meant only about one in four F-35 stealth fighters were ready to conduct all possible missions at any given time in fiscal 2025, according to a new Government Accountability Office report cited by Air & Space Forces Magazine.
NATO fifth-generation F-35 fighters integrate across northern Europe during Ramstein Flag 2026 air exercise
NATO Allied Air Command said the exercise is testing how Allied fifth-generation aircraft integrate with national and NATO command, control, surveillance and support assets.
Lockheed Martin advances LRASM integration on F-35C after completing first phase of flight science testing
Lockheed Martin said it has supported the successful completion of the first phase of the U.S. Navy F-35C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Flight Sciences Test Program.
U.S. Air National Guard: 104th Fighter Wing leaders mark F-35A transition with fuselage signing at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility
Key leaders from the 104th Fighter Wing visited Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 27 to sign the fuselage bulkhead for one of the wing’s first F-35A Lightning II aircraft.
Denmark’s Lockheed Martin F-35 acquisition costs rise by $2.2 billion above original estimate, national audit office says
Denmark’s purchase of 27 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter aircraft will cost 14 billion kroner, or $2.2 billion, more than originally planned, according to a report by the Danish National Audit Office.
U.S. Air Force deploys F-35 fifth-generation fighters to Finland for NATO Ramstein Flag 2026 exercise
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft and Airmen from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England, have arrived in Pirkkala, Finland, for Ramstein Flag 2026.
U.S. State Department approves potential $842 million Danish purchase of AGM-158 JASSM-ER cruise missiles
The U.S. State Department has approved Denmark’s request for a possible purchase of Lockheed Martin AGM-158 JASSM-ER cruise missiles.
U.S. Department of War signs $241 million contract with Kongsberg for second production batch of JSM missiles
The U.S. Department of War has signed another contract with Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for the purchase of a second production batch of AGM-184 Joint Strike Missile weapons.
Lockheed Martin: Germany’s first F-35A takes shape as F135 engine is installed at Fort Worth production line
Lockheed Martin has released new images from its Fort Worth assembly facility showing the installation of a Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engine in an F-35A Lightning II. The aircraft is the first example of the type being built for Germany and carries the factory designation MG-01.
First operational F-35B Lightning II aircraft begin TR-3 upgrade work at Fleet Readiness Center East
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Fleet Readiness Center East have begun converting the first two operational F-35B Lightning II aircraft from Technology Refresh 2 to the advanced Technology Refresh 3 configuration.