Why Lockheed Martin's $2 trillion F-35 program is so expensive

With US defense spending set to exceed $1T in 2026, few programs reflect that scale better than Lockheed Martin's F-35 ...
Defense News

Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors

The F-35 program is delaying some of its planned Block 4 upgrades as it focuses on delivering capabilities as early as 2031. (A1C Eli Rose/Air Force) The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling ...
The Aviationist

Netherlands Announces More F-35 Fighters, NH90 Helicopters in New $2.7B Defense Plan

The Netherlands has announced plans to acquire additional F-35A Lightning II among other systems, including UAVs, NH90 helicopters, tanks, ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) frigates and counter-drone ...
Defense One

After NGAD loss, Lockheed says it will ‘supercharge’ F-35

In the wake of its loss in the Next Generation Air Dominance competition, Lockheed Martin plans to take the technology from its bid and funnel it into its F-35 program to pitch a lower-cost ...