UK reverses decision on US fighter jet deal
6 days ago
Australia, Canada, Turkey, Italy, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands are all also involved in the Joint Strike Fighter program, which has been troubled by cost hikes and delivery delays.
Lockheed Martin's next F-35 contracts tied to test progress, Pentagon says
7 days ago
"The 2012 F-35 flight test program execution continues to build momentum," said Orlando Carvalho, F-35 executive vice president and general manager.
Fort Worth Boat Show will skip a year
9 days ago
The F-35 remains a hot political issue in Canada, where the Conservative government has been criticized for not fully disclosing expected costs or considering cheaper alternatives.
Australia delays delivery of 12 F-35 fighters
13 days ago
Australia announced on Thursday that to cut costs it is pushing back delivery of most of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters it plans to buy from the United States.
No movement to end Lockheed strike
22 days ago
The 3,600-plus union-represented workers at Lockheed primarily work on the production lines for the F-35 and F-16.
Striking Lockheed Martin workers picket in Texas
23 days ago
Striking Lockheed Martin workers are picketing outside of a North Texas plant where the aerospace company makes F-35 fighter jets.
Fort Worth Lockheed workers reject contract, vote to strike
23 days ago
Machinists union members at Lockheed Martin overwhelmingly rejected the company's final contract offer Sunday, initiating a strike that could disrupt the already troubled F-35 program.
Israeli air force chief unfazed by F-35 cost overruns
33 days ago
Tom Burbage, executive vice president and general manager for the joint strike fighter project, said the plane's price will drop significantly when it goes into production.
Overruns on first 63 F-35s top $1 billion, auditor says
56 days ago
The Pentagon's current F-35 plan calls for spending $69 billion by the time flight-testing ends in 2017, buying 365 aircraft, or about 15 percent of the planned U.S. total of 2,443.
GAO: Performance of F-35 program "has not been good"
56 days ago
"It is important that Lockheed Martin demonstrate performance and help us establish confidence that the F-35 is a stable and capable platform.
