Who makes the F-35?

Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Maryland, builds the F-35 Lightning II — the world’s most-produced stealth fighter, flown by the US and 19 allied nations. The world’s largest arms producer ($60.8B in 2023, SIPRI), it also makes the HIMARS rocket system, THAAD missile defense, the C-130 Hercules and Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters.

• F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter
• HIMARS rocket artillery
• THAAD missile defense
• PAC-3 MSE interceptor
• C-130 Hercules transport
• UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter (Sikorsky)

• U.S. Department of Defense
• F-35 operators including the UK, Japan, Australia and Israel
• Saudi Arabia and the UAE (THAAD)