With small control surfaces and no thrust vectoring, the F-35 cannot change direction rapidly in close-range engagements.

As of August 2025, Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, has delivered more than 1,215 F-35 stealth fighter jets of ...

Mansfield's Gamma Aerospace manufactures certain parts for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II, and Thursday hosted local ...

In 2001, the X-35B vertical landing prototype hovered. These successful test flights helped Lockheed Martin win the F-35 Lightning II contract and eventually, the US Air Force adopted it in 2011.

Lockheed Martin is currently producing F-35 jets, known as the Lightning II, at a rate of about 156 per year – a pace it expects to continue as it finalizes TR-3 software development and testing.

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office inked a $34 billion deal to build the next three batches of 478 stealthy fighters.

"For nearly 30 years, Romania and Lockheed Martin have been defense and security partners," said Bridget Lauderdale, vice president and general manager, F-35 Lightning II Program, Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $735,735,572 modification to a previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0001). The ...

To safely fly in conditions where lightning is present, the F-35 relies on its Onboard Inert Gas Generation System, or OBIGGS, which pumps nitrogen-enriched air into the fuel tanks to inert them.

Lockheed Martin delivered 134 examples of its F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter in 2019 to the US military services, international development partners and Foreign Military Sales customers.

Summary and Key Points: Greece has formalized its acquisition of 20 F-35 Lightning II aircraft from Lockheed Martin for $3.47 billion, with an option for 20 more.

The Government of Canada announced Monday it is procuring 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft from Bethesda-based global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin as a result of the ...