Lockheed Martin, F-35 Joint Program Office Sign Multi-Lot Production Deal
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office inked a long-awaited $34-billion deal to build the next three…
F-35 Program Facing Delays in Full-Rate Production, As DoD Struggles to Integrate Into Simulators
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is performing well in the real world, but challenges incorporating it into a Defense Department…
Turkey Formally Dropped From F-35 Program; DoD Estimates $500M to Retool Supply Chain
THE PENTAGON – Turkey is being excised from the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter program, and the U.S. will…
F-35 Program Leadership Changes as Turkey’s Future in Program Uncertain
THE PENTAGON – The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program’s civilian and military management are in the midst of…
Lockheed Martin Says New F-35 Supplier Contracts Will Reduce Aircraft Costs
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter lead-contractor Lockheed Martin reconfigured a host of its contracts with its suppliers to lower…
Navy Fighter Readiness Nearing 80 Percent Mission Capable Target
CAPITOL HILL – The Navy now boasts its Super Hornet fleet is routinely 63 to 75 percent mission capable, a significant…
Pentagon Awards $6 Billion Contract Modification To Keep F-35 Production Rolling
The Pentagon modified its current F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter contract with Lockheed Martin to include an additional $6…
80 Percent of F-35s Cleared to Resume Flight Operations
After being grounded last week, 80 percent of the operational U.S. and international F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter variants…
Preliminary F-35C Feedback is Positive, As Formal Operational Testing Begins This Fall
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy is beginning the formal operational testing of its first stealth aircraft to determine how well the…
Winter: New Contract Incentives Encourage Efficient F-35 Production
Seeking to install long-term cost savings into what is routinely derided by critics as an overly expensive aircraft, the F-35…