The Royal Canadian Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II flew for the first time, marking a milestone in Canada’s controversial fighter acquisition program to replace the CF-188 Hornet fleet. The first F-35A Lightning II destined for Canada has conducted its maiden flight from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, where Lockheed Martin’s […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso43m ago
Honeywell Aerospace has launched the P40 Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35, offering a 25% increase in cooling capacity.
AviationNews – The Mexican Air Force has secured an order for a second Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter, reinforcing the nation’s air mobility...
The new capability allows two F-16s equipped with Legion sensor pods to share tracking data, improving track accuracy and enabling near-instantaneous passive ranging against multiple airborne targets. Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a new networking capability with a dedicated datalink for its Legion infrared search-and-track (IRST) sensor pod. During the test, two pods were connected through […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso8h agoAviation News – Lockheed Martin’s advanced tactical environment simulation successfully linked 16 F-35 full mission simulators across four military bases during a high-stakes, two-hour multidomain...
AviationNews – Lockheed Martin has officially rolled out the first F-35A Lightning II for the German Air Force during a ceremony at its Fort Worth...
Lockheed Martin has rolled out Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II fighter jet during an event at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
Lockheed Martin has presented Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft to the German government at a ceremony at the company’s F-35 production facility, marking a milestone in Germany’s acquisition of the aircraft and its integration into NATO operations. Senior German and U.S. government and military officials attended the ceremony alongside Lockheed Martin employees and […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Sept
Finland’s first two domestically based F-35A Lightning II fighters landed at Rovaniemi on 18 September 2026, marking an important stage in the country’s transition from the F/A-18 Hornet. Aircraft JF-510 and JF-512 reached the Lapland Air Wing after a three-day delivery flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility, including a stop at Lajes Air Base […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban20 Sept
Germany received the first of nearly three dozen F-35 stealth warplanes it ordered four years ago from Lockheed Martin.
Al Jazeera18 Sept
The U.S. Department of State said on Thursday it had approved the potential sale of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Saudi Arabia.
The US Department of War has reached an agreement to increase manufacturing capacity for the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM).
IRVINE, Calif. and TORINO, Italy – Sept. 17, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, […]
SpaceNews•Terran Orbital18 Sept
Riyadh could become the first Arab operator of Lockheed Martin’s stealth fighter, but the deal still faces congressional review
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Sept
The agreement lays the foundations for a future multi-year procurement of the secretive AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), allowing Lockheed Martin and its suppliers to begin investing in an expanded production capacity. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Lockheed Martin signed the framework agreement intended to substantially increase production capacity for the AIM-260 […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet18 SeptAviation News – Lockheed Martin has received its first shipment of mission-critical components from GM Defense for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptor. The delivery...
Aviation News – Lockheed Martin and the Air National Guard have successfully tested a new pod-to-pod data link, significantly speeding up target engagement for tactical...
Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated the use of a dedicated data link between Legion infrared search-and-track (IRST) pods installed on F-16 fighter aircraft.
The new AGM-158 FLEX architecture is designed to accommodate different sensor packages, airframe lengths and launch configurations while leveraging the existing JASSM/LRASM industrial base. Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new modular airframe concept for its AGM-158 family of cruise missiles, called AGM-158 FLEX. The concept introduces a new architecture intended to provide greater flexibility in […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso17 SeptAviation News – Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Lockheed Martin have begun integrating the Israeli-developed SPICE 1000 air-to-surface stand-off munition onto the F-35 Lightning II...
