PATUXENT RIVER, Md.— The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Patuxent River completed a key tactical demonstration showing F-35 Lightning II pilots directing multiple Collaborative Combat ...
Lockheed Martin said it set a record delivering 191 F-35 Lightning II jets in 2025, clearing backlog deliveries in the process, with a global fleet that now counts 1,300 aircraft. Lockheed Martin ...
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The F-35 Lightning II is among the most advanced fighter jets ever built, yet it was grounded for years during thunderstorms because of a serious safety concern. Investigations revealed ...
Lockheed Martin announced on 8 January 2026 that it had delivered 191 F-35 Lightning II aircraft in 2025, surpassing the company's previous delivery record of 142 ...
Greece and Singapore are expected to adopt F-35 Lightning II variants by 2030—but the aircraft’s large and growing price tag has driven away other potential customers. Two key US allies are set to ...
The (NAWCAD) achieved a milestone in advancing F-35 Lightning II aircraft integration with the Navy’s Collaborative Combat ...
Despite the need to modernize, Spain shelves F-35 plans, leaving its Navy without a STOVL replacement. The purchase of F-35 Lightning II aircraft, the fifth-generation American stealth fighter, for ...
An F-35 Lightning II is shown operating alongside Collaborative Combat Aircraft in a conceptual graphic illustrating their integration. (U.S. Navy graphic) Navy pilots have successfully completed ...
The F-35’s performance was so impressive that Canada decided to buy the fifth-generation fighter despite a 2015 promise not to. A new report shows how the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans joined Lockheed Martin, local leaders and elected officials Monday to get an up-close look at the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, one of the most advanced ...
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