The US Air Force aims to expand its fighter fleet to 1,558 aircraft to sustain low-risk operations, but funding limits, production delays, and modernization hurdles may slow the mission.
F-35
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program has encountered another delay, just weeks after the U.S. Department of Defense finalized a $24 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for two additional lots of F-35 airframes.
Few military aircraft have reshaped global airpower as dramatically as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
Lockheed Martin has unveiled its new autonomous collaborative combat aircraft, Vectis, designed to team with the F-35 (F35) stealth fighter in multi-domain missions.
More than 1,100 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth aircraft have been delivered worldwide, with the United States (US) operating over 600 of them.
The United States has ordered 10 F-35 stealth fighter jets to Puerto Rico amid mounting tensions with Venezuela.
The US Navy has awarded Pratt & Whitney (P&W) a contract modification valued at nearly $2.9 billion to produce more F135 engines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Poland has finalized a $3.8 billion agreement with Lockheed Martin to modernize its fleet of 48 F-16 fighter aircraft.
A British F-35B Lightning II fighter jet made an emergency landing at Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) in southwestern Japan after a reported malfunction.
Japan has deployed its first three Lockheed Martin F-35B fighter jets to Nyutabaru Air Base in southern Japan, marking a significant step in strengthening its air defense capabilities.