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Why Boeing Is Building The F-47 Stealth Fighter Instead Of Lockheed Martin

In March of 2025, the U.S. Air Force announced that it had selected the contractor for its sixth-generation stealth fighter program: not Lockheed Martin, which made the F-22 and still makes the F-35, ...
AOL

A Lockheed exec tells BI what's needed to fix the F-35's biggest problems

Lockheed Martin's F-35 is widely recognized as a top fighter jet. However, the program has been troubled by cost and readiness concerns for years. The makers of this fifth-generation aircraft told BI ...
Aviation Week

YF-23 Designer Weighs In On How Lockheed Martin Could Evolve The F-35

Three evolved F-35 concepts have been developed by aircraft designer Darold Cummings. Credit: Darold Cummings/ForzAero Losing the competition to develop the successor to its own F-22 presents Lockheed ...
City Journal

Activists Want to Dismantle America’s Top Fighter Jet—by Any Means Necessary

Activists have launched a global campaign to undermine production of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, one of the crown jewels of the U.S. air force. Across the world, activists ...
The National Interest

Why Lockheed Martin Wants to Upgrade the F-35

Facing defense cuts and NGAD setbacks, Lockheed Martin is pitching an enhanced F-35 as a cost-effective “bridge” to sixth-gen fighters, reusing advanced tech while managing significant financial ...