Today on The Daily Aviation we will see the awesome but costly story of one of the most advanced stealth plane ever mass ...

Investing.com -- Spain has halted plans to purchase F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT ), according to a report by El Pais newspaper.

"For nearly 30 years, Romania and Lockheed Martin have been defense and security partners," said Bridget Lauderdale, vice president and general manager, F-35 Lightning II Program, Lockheed Martin.

The bigger picture behind the UK’s relationship with the F-35 and the benefits of the growing pan-European JSF team.

In fact, Lockheed Martin recently suggested that a new variant of the F-35 Lightning II could be optionally manned down the line, in addition to featuring emerging technologies, enhanced stealth ...

Share Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II October 22, 2012 Lockheed Martin's F-35 design was selected as the winner of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program in 2001.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter may be named the “Lightning II” in homage to two of Lockheed Martin’s World War II-era aircraft, but it turns out at least one variant can’t actually handle ...

The Government of Canada announced Monday it is procuring 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft from Bethesda-based global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin as a result of the ...

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office inked a $34 billion deal to build the next three batches of 478 stealthy fighters.

To safely fly in conditions where lightning is present, the F-35 relies on its Onboard Inert Gas Generation System, or OBIGGS, which pumps nitrogen-enriched air into the fuel tanks to inert them.

At Lockheed Martin's assembly line in Fort Worth TX, F-35s are meticulously built. At the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, cadets learn how the F-35 fits into a modern combat environment.

This makes the F-35 among the world’s most advanced multi-role fighters flying today. It has a range of 1,200 nautical miles, and can reach speeds of upwards of Mach 1.6 (1,200 mph).