Lockheed Martin's next generation of fighter jets will use stealth technology to make them invisible to radar, possess uncommon agility to make sharp cuts and spins, and employ the most extensive sensor package ever incorporated into a military plane. The Joint Strike Fighter F-35 also represents the largest program in Pentagon aviation history, with an eventual price tag in the United States at just under $323 billion. Only the first jets of an expected 2,600 are beginning to roll off the production lines, but already the program is under considerable pressure from Washington to sharply reduce cost, while managing a sprawling production system that spans 600 suppliers in 30 countries around the world.
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