--- title: "Lockheed Martin and Pentagon agree to 10-year F-35 production plan for 850 jets" description: "Most outlets reported the initial agreement between Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon to produce at least 850 F-35 fighter jets over 10 years, with some noting the annual production target of 156 aircraft. A few also mentioned Lockheed’s commitment to self-fund $7 billion in program support, while others highlighted the deal as underscoring Washington’s long-term commitment to the F-35. Framing varied slightly, with some emphasizing the financial aspects and others the strategic implications." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/15862-lockheed-us-pentagon-strike-initial-deal-to-produce-850-f-35 site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Lockheed Martin and Pentagon agree to 10-year F-35 production plan for 850 jets world · updated 23 Oct 2026, 10:34 AM PKT · 22–23 Oct 2026 · 7 articles from 5 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 5 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the initial agreement between Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon to produce at least 850 F-35 fighter jets over 10 years, with some noting the annual production target of 156 aircraft. A few also mentioned Lockheed’s commitment to self-fund $7 billion in program support, while others highlighted the deal as underscoring Washington’s long-term commitment to the F-35. Framing varied slightly, with some emphasizing the financial aspects and others the strategic implications. ## Same story from 5 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **24 News HD** — [Pentagon, Lockheed announce agreement for 850 F-35 jets](https://www.24newshd.tv/23-Oct-2026/pentagon-lockheed-announce-agreement-850-f-35-jets) · 23 Oct 2026, 10:34 AM PKT > The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin on Thursday announced a 10-year agreement for the production of 850 F-35 warplanes, underscoring Washington's long-term commitment to the high-tech stealth aircraft. - **ARY News (English)** — [Lockheed, Pentagon strike initial deal to produce 850 F-35 jets](https://arynews.tv/lockheed-pentagon-strike-initial-deal-to-produce-850-f-35-jets) · 22 Oct 2026, 11:14 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > The defense contractor will self-fund at least $7 billion in initiatives that support the F-35 program, the department said in a statement. - **Dunya News** — [Lockheed, US Pentagon strike initial deal to produce 850 F-35 jets](https://dunyanews.tv/en/World/979118-lockheed-us-pentagon-strike-initial-deal-to-produce-850-f35-jets) · 22 Oct 2026, 8:39 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Lockheed estimates the agreement will support 317,000 US jobs and generate nearly $79bn in annual economic activity over the next decade - **Dawn** — [Lockheed, US Pentagon strike initial deal to produce 850 F-35 jets](https://www.dawn.com/news/2039010/lockheed-us-pentagon-strike-initial-deal-to-produce-850-f-35-jets) · 22 Oct 2026, 5:04 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Lockheed Martin has entered an initial production and sustainment agreement with the United States Department of Defence for at least 850 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets over the next 10 years, they said on Thursday. The defence contractor will self-fund at least $7 billion in initiatives that support the F-35 programme, the department said in a statement. The F-35, built with stealth technology... - **BOL News** — [Lockheed Martin reaches initial agreement with Pentagon for at least 850 F-35s over 10 years](https://www.bolnews.com/world/lockheed-martin-reaches-initial-agreement-with-pentagon-for-at-least-850-f-35s-over-10-years) · 22 Oct 2026, 4:56 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > Lockheed Martin inks deal with the Pentagon for 850+ F-35 fighter jets over 10 years. Annual production targets 156 aircraft. 7 articles from 5 outlets, 22–23 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.