Lockheed Martin's F-35 program is estimated to cost more than $2 trillion over its lifetime. Most F-35 costs come from sustainment, with 75% of expenses due to maintenance and repairs. Lawmakers push ...

The F-35, particularly the F-35A variant, is not very expensive to buy, but it is expensive to maintain and operate. The flyaway cost of an F-35A can be as low as $82 million, which is lower than many ...

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter isn’t just another military aircraft — it’s the most expensive weapons program in history. With ...

A F-35 undergoes tests prior to test flights in a hangar on the flight line at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics on Aug. 6, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas. A F-35 undergoes tests prior to test flights in a ...

For the second time in a week, President-elect Donald Trump took aim at the high costs of an aircraft with program ties to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This time it was the F-35 Joint Strike ...

A Royal Air Force F-35 lands at the Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, England, 2024. (Alberto Pezzali/AP) BERLIN – Switzerland’s order of F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin will ...

Lockheed Martin's F-35 is one of the most advanced aircraft ever designed. Buying and keeping them flying for decades is estimated to cost the US government $2 trillion.Leon Neal/Getty Images Lockheed ...