Lockheed installs engine in Germany’s first F-35 fighter jet

Lockheed installs engine in Germany’s first F-35 fighter jet

The most consequential fighter jet Germany has ever ordered just crossed a milestone that brings it meaningfully closer to the flight line. Lockheed Martin announced that the engine powering Germany’s first F-35 has been installed, confirming that the aircraft is progressing through final production and moving toward delivery of what will be Berlin’s first fifth-generation […]

Lockheed Martin: Germany’s first F-35A takes shape as F135 engine is installed at Fort Worth production line

The aircraft’s formal rollout could take place in the coming weeks, according to the source article. Delivery of the first German F-35A is planned by the end of 2026. Germany has ordered 35 F-35A Lightning II aircraft through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales procedure for its own and allied requirements. The intergovernmental Letter of Offer and Acceptance was approved on December 14, 2022. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2026. The first Luf…