How Much Does Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Program Cost In 2026?

While the F-35's per unit cost is similar to other modern fighters, its lifecycle expense is higher, although it offers unparalleled capabilities.

Here’s how many F-35s Lockheed Martin delivered over the last year

Lockheed Martin's F-35 production ramped up in 2025. Find out how many jets were delivered.
The National Interest

2025 Was a Great Year for the F-35 Program, Lockheed Martin Says

Lockheed Martin reported producing a record-breaking number of F-35s in 2025, and expanding its orders abroad—even as some nations have scaled back or withdrawn from the program. Aerospace giant ...
The National Interest

Why Does America’s F-35 Fighter Look So Much Like an Old Soviet Prototype?

It is unlikely that, as many Russian sources brag, the F-35B was a direct rip-off of the Yak-141. However, there are many staggering similarities between the two planes. Most military and aviation ...
Aviation Week

British F-35Bs Test ‘Carrier Hopping’ To Extend Reach In Pacific

SINGAPORE—The UK Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is testing “carrier hopping” in the Indo-Pacific as a means of extending the reach of its Lockheed Martin F-35B fleet, ...
Aviation Week

JSF Notches First F-35B Free Hover

HOVERING: Lockheed Martin’s first F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (Stovl) aircraft demonstrated the capability to hover freely March 17 during a test flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent ...
Jane's Information Group

UK focuses on engineering personnel to improve F-35B availability

Ground crew attend to an RAF F-35B during Exercise ‘Red Flag' in the US. The MoD is now investing heavily in engineering personnel to support the Lightning Force ...