Key Points and Summary – After losing the sixth-generation F-47 contract to Boeing, Lockheed Martin is planning to ...

Today on The Daily Aviation we will see the awesome but costly story of one of the most advanced stealth plane ever mass ...

Share Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II October 22, 2012 Lockheed Martin's F-35 design was selected as the winner of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program in 2001.

The bigger picture behind the UK’s relationship with the F-35 and the benefits of the growing pan-European JSF team.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter may be named the “Lightning II” in homage to two of Lockheed Martin’s World War II-era aircraft, but it turns out at least one variant can’t actually handle ...

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 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.

At Lockheed Martin's assembly line in Fort Worth TX, F-35s are meticulously built. At the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, cadets learn how the F-35 fits into a modern combat environment.

Lockheed Martin has delivered the backlogged F-35 Lightning II fighters that were parked at its facilities owing to problems with the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) software code, reported Bloomberg.

This makes the F-35 among the world’s most advanced multi-role fighters flying today. It has a range of 1,200 nautical miles, and can reach speeds of upwards of Mach 1.6 (1,200 mph).

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 ...