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Lockheed picks new execs to run aeronautics unit

Government reports have detailed the program's production delays and other problems, including a cracked turbine blade discovered recently that caused a temporary grounding of the F-35 fleet.

Wall Street holds its nerve as spending cuts near

Lockheed Martin, which makes fighter jets including the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning, has fallen 4.5 percent this year to $88.12.

Crimpled fluid line is blamed for F-35 suspension

Test flights of the Marine version, the F-35B, were stopped after a pilot aborted a takeoff because of a flaw in the propulsion system made by the Pratt & Whitney unit of United Technologies.

U.S. suspends flights of Marines' joint strike fighter

The Pentagon suspended flights of the F-35B, the Marine Corps model of the joint strike fighter, after a propulsion-system part failed and caused a pilot to abort a takeoff.

Vt. Air Guard hopes for jet, but others fear noise

If the 18-plane option for Vermont is chosen, considered most likely, the F-35 isn't expected to bring new jobs to the area but it would guarantee about 1,100 well-paying jobs already here.

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US launches drone from aircraft carrier

The new Joint Strike Fighter jet "might be the last manned fighter the U.S. ever builds.

Senator Durbin wants proof that BRAC actually saved money

Durbin said money could be saved in the department's $600 billion budget by concentrating on...

Pentagon's budget cuts could slow F-35 program, Congress told

Six thousand people work on the F-35 project in Fort Worth.

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Netanyahu pulls back on Israel's defense cuts

The air force is to start taking delivery by 2017 of 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike...

First night time vertical landing for F-35B

Lockheed Martin F-35B prepares for vertical takeoff and landings

First-ever dual in-flight refueling of a pair of F-35C fighters

Lockheed Martin F-35B prepares for vertical takeoff and landings

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Lockheed says furloughs could delay F-35 fighter, other programs

N) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and other weapons programs, a top company official said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Lockheed says furloughs could delay F-35 fighter, other programs

UPDATE 1-Lockheed says furloughs could delay F-35 fighter, other programs

UPDATE 3-Australian military to boost air power to focus on Indo-Pacific

* Australia commits to F-35 purchases, to buy Boeing Growlers