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A shortfall of spare parts has contributed to terrible readiness rates among US F-35 fleets—and even led some service branches to cannibalize certain aircraft to keep others flying.

Radar mountings in the nose of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter are different for the current AN/APG-81 by Northrop Grumman ...

Record deliveries made 2025 a landmark year for the F-35, but low capability rates still challenge the world’s most advanced ...

Lockheed Martin's F-35 production ramped up in 2025. Find out how many jets were delivered.

Though Lockheed Martin is the primary contractor for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, nearly every major US defense firm ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. finalized a federal contract to produce nearly 300 more F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, which will be assembled in Fort Worth. The U.S. Department of War announced the contract, ...

Airman 1st Class James Meredith applies precision tape on an F-35A Lightning II at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, March 20, 2025. (SrA Seleena Muhammad-Ali/Air Force) LONDON — After encountering ...

Bern reviews fighter jet plans after U.S. cost hike, legal dispute over “fixed price,” and public protests against steep import tariffs. Switzerland’s long-planned acquisition of the Lockheed Martin F ...

The United States wants to upgrade one of the most advanced jets ever built. Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, the F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation fighter lauded for its multi-functionality, ...

Talks with Lockheed Martin to upgrade Greece’s 38 F-16C/D Block 50s remain stalled, while new jets won’t arrive before 2031 and will need upkeep soon after. Greece signed on Jul. 25, 2024, a Letter of ...

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