“We've also committed to an additional $1 billion of strategic internal investment for the F-35, with an emphasis on the aircraft sustainment system to improve mission-capable rates across the fleet.”

In context

“scal year 2026 air vehicle sustainment contract, and we received a contract modification in support of Lots 20 and 21 production aircraft. These awards total over $15 billion and reinforce the continued demand for the most advanced fighter jet by both domestic and global customers. For example, in October, Belgium's first F-35A aircraft to be stationed in-country arrived at Florence Airbase, marking the F-35's official incorporation into the Belgian Air Force. In December, senior US and Finnish officials gathered at our Fort Worth facility to celebrate the rollout of Finland's first F-35. In 2026, we will make further investments in the program to advance its position as the world's most capable multirole fighter, with a focus on making further progress on Block 4 capability improvements. We've also committed to an additional $1 billion of strategic internal investment for the F-35, with an emphasis on the aircraft sustainment system to improve mission-capable rates across the fleet. This is an absolute priority for us and one we are working closely with the Department of War on. Also at Aeronautics, we are making investments in the most advanced technologies, such as unmanned systems. At Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, with industry partners and the US Air Force, we together demonstrated the capability to control a drone wingman from the cockpit of an F-22, the first time ever that a fifth-generation fighter showed the ability to control an uncrewed vehicle in flight together. Further, at Skunk Works and in partnership with NASA, we successfully completed the first flight of the experimental X-59 aircraft in October. This is a revolutionary quiet supersonic aircraft designed to pave the way for faster commercial air travel even over land. At MFC, we continue to experien”