Lockheed Martin received hundreds of millions of USD in on-time award fees despite all F-35 deliveries in 2024 being delayed, according to a US government audit.

Ice accumulation in a hydraulic line disabled the landing gear system, leading an American F-35A fighter jet to believe it was on the ground and causing it to freefall earlier this year.

A 50-minute consultation with Lockheed Martin engineers couldn't prevent the January crash of an F-35 in Alaska after its landing gear malfunctioned due to frozen hydraulic lines.