The F-35 is in high demand. See which 19 countries operate it, how many jets they have, and what this means for future air ...

Even though Lockheed Martin already produced 1,000 F-35 and delivered over 990, the program was still considered in the initial operational testing phase and Low Rate Initial Production.

Lockheed also said it has started test-flying F-35 production jets with early versions of TR-3 software, and is continuing to conduct TR-3 flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base in California and ...

In practice, full-rate production approval will have little effect on the F-35 assembly line. As I’ve pointed out in previous articles, Lockheed Martin is already producing the jets at a rate of ...

WASHINGTON — The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is facing “significant challenges” on its future weapons and other capability upgrades that, if delayed, could lead to a production shutdown, the ...

Lockheed Martin's F-35 production line in Fort Worth, TX as seen from a central crane monorail. Lockheed Martin, Chris Hanoch. Poland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Canada, Germany and Finland ...

The US Department of Defense has approved Lockheed Martin for full-rate production on the F-35 stealth fighter programme, years behind schedule and well after the airframer had already started ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has green-lit the F-35 fighter jet, produced by Lockheed Martin, for full rate production, a decision coming five years later than initially planned and two decades ...

(Tribune News Service) — Lockheed Martin Corp. is still delivering F-35 fighter jet aircraft with quality defects after 13 years of production, according to the Pentagon test office’s annual ...

The first F-35 Lightning II for the Finnish Air Force, JF-501, is now in production, with roll out expected in 2025. Finland selected the F-35 in 2021 to replace the F/A-18, ordering 64 aircraft.

The Pentagon has officially approved the F-35 fighter jet for full-rate production, years after the planemaker began delivering the aircraft. Typically, reaching full-rate production is an ...

The Pentagon has cleared the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter for full rate of production after years of delay. The move “helps to validate the aircraft’s capabilities for present and future ...