A unique F-35 Lightning II has picked up the moniker 'Franken-Lighting', emerging from a program to repair mishap aircraft.

Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.

In a notable achievement, Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing have successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II aircraft, ...

The TacIRST sensors to be installed into most if not all of the small fleet of 178 USAF F-22 Raptors. These sensors are not new to military aviation, with Tactical Air Support (TacAir) adding them to ...

REY LLERENA JOINS US LIVE AT DONALDSON CENTER WITH MORE REA. NIGEL, LOCKHEED MARTIN OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS THE FIRST OF 16 F-16 BLOCK 70 AIRCRAFT THAT WILL BE EVENTUALLY DELIVERED TO BULGARIA.

Lockheed Martin is the world's largest defense contractor and has dominated the Western market for high-end fighter aircraft since it won the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 2001. Aeronautics ...

A US Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter ... officer for Lockheed Martin, said during the call. “Aeronautics led the way with almost USD20 billion in orders driven by the F-35 Lot 18 and ...

The crash of a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, on Tuesday afternoon is still under investigation, but a Russian “expert” has weighed in—suggesting ...

Bulgarian Minister of Defense Atanas Zapryanov and dozens of Bulgarian servicemembers visited Lockheed Martin’s F-16 factory in Greenville for a rollout ceremony Jan. 31. A host of politicians ...

Lockheed Martin has approved the use of synthetic aviation turbine fuels (SATF) in the F-35 Lightning II, aiming to enhance the aircraft's operational readiness and reduce reliance on the extended ...

The United States Department of Defense (DoD) is loosening its proverbial purse strings, reducing a set of withheld funds for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. According to a report from ...