Lockheed Martin expands synthetic fuel use across key aircraft fleets
Lockheed Martin has received approval to use synthetic aviation turbine fuels (SATF) for its F-16 Fighting Falcon and C-130 Hercules aircraft.
F-35 jets to cost Canada $27.7 billion, plus $5.5 billion for Full Operational Capability
The cost of Canada’s plan to replace its CF-18 fighter jets with American-made F-35s has surged nearly 50 per cent, reaching $27.7 billion.
Lockheed Martin highlights F-35’s real-time mission integration and battlefield coordination capabilities
Lockheed Martin has highlighted the F-35 fighter jet’s ability to connect and integrate the battlespace, enabling coordinated responses to multi-domain threats in real time.
Lockheed Martin completes final assembly of ninth F-35A fighter jet for Belgium
Lockheed Martin has completed final assembly of the ninth F-35A Lightning II multi-role combat aircraft for Belgium at its facility in Fort Worth.
Germany to equip F-35 fighters with Joint Strike Missiles from Kongsberg
The German government has decided to acquire Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for its fleet of F-35 fighter jets.
IAM Union hails congressional endorsement of F-35 and F135 programmes funding
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM Union) has welcomed strong bipartisan backing from 125 members of Congress for continued funding of the F-35 Lightning II and F135 engine programmes.
Lockheed Martin explores optionally manned capability for F-35 in future upgrade
Lockheed Martin is examining the potential to convert the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter into an optionally manned aircraft.
Vrgineers chosen for Czech industrial cooperation project supporting F-35 fighter jet programme
Vrgineers has been selected to participate in the industrial cooperation project for the Czech Republic under the Industrial Cooperation Agreement (ICA) linked to the country's acquisition of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft from Lockheed Martin.
U.S. Navy air wing conducts FCLP training at Iwo To with F-35Cs and Super Hornets
Aircrew from the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed air wing completed Field Carrier Landing Practices (FCLPs) at Iwo To, Japan, from 19 to 31 May 2025.
Aero Vodochody and Lockheed Martin sign industrial cooperation agreement at IDET 2025
Czech aerospace company Aero Vodochody Aerospace has signed an industrial cooperation agreement with Lockheed Martin during the IDET international defence and security technology fair in Brno.
L3Harris selected as strategic partner for potential F-35 sustainment facility in Canada
L3Harris has been named a “Strategic Partner” by the Government of Canada to explore the development of a maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade facility for the F-35 fighter aircraft.
The beating heart of air superiority: how the F-35 engine delivers power, safety, and innovation
“Everything we do is driven by operational capability, affordability, and safety,” said U.S. Navy Capt. Mitch “Bucky” Grant, the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) Propulsion program manager.