In California, test pilots work to get F-35 in fighting shape
2 days ago
This is an ambitious plan, considering that the Government Accountability Office estimated that F-35 flight testing, which has repeatedly fallen behind schedule, is only about one-third complete.
Pentagon leaders laud Lockheed on F-35 improvements
5 days ago
"Some of the progress with the F-35 program has been due to the government's shift to fixed-price contracting, Kendall said, which puts more of the risk associated with cost overruns on Lockheed.
Pentagon lowers cost estimate on F-35 program by $4.5 billion.
26 days ago
Even with the improvement, the projected cost for the F-35 has increased 68 percent since the Pentagon signed its initial contract for the fighter with Lockheed Martin in 2001.
Pentagon urges safety valve for F-35 to help jet survive attack
34 days ago
The GAO, the watchdog agency for Congress, reported in March that "the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is moving in the right direction after a long, expensive and arduous learning period."
Lockheed put civilians in 'cockpit' to boost F-35's image
41 days ago
"This hands-on version of show and tell held last week is part of a public-relations campaign for the Fort Worth-made F-35, the most expensive weapons program in the nation's history.
Australia to buy 12 Boeing jets as hedge against F-35 "risk"
46 days ago
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia said Friday it would buy 12 Boeing EA-18G Growler aircraft because it can't risk delivery delays in their replacement, Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Lockheed picks new execs to run aeronautics unit
91 days ago
Lockheed Martin named new leaders for its Fort Worth-based aeronautics business and its F-35 fighter jet program as the company faces pressure to cut the plane's costs.
New weapons programs face 'terrible' cuts
97 days ago
Weapons programs such as Lockheed Martin's F-35 jet face "terrible" reductions of Pentagon funding in coming years under automatic spending cuts, according to the military's independent cost analyst.
GAO still dubious about long-term affordability of F-35
98 days ago
"Overall, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is moving in the right direction after a long, expensive and arduous learning period," the GAO said. ''It still has tremendous challenges ahead.
F-35 inspections have found no other cracks
110 days ago
The entire test fleet -- 17 aircraft based in Maryland and California -- has been inspected, and no additional cracks have been discovered, said Kyra Hawn, a spokeswoman for the F-35 program.
