Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company builds the finest fighter aircraft the world has ever known — from the proven and affordable fighter of today, the F-16; to the next-generation fighter of tomorrow, the F-22; to the multiservice, multimission Joint Strike Fighter of the future. They earned this title by constantly pursuing research and development of high-performance aircraft and by continuously pursuing low-cost and innovative manufacturing. 

  The next revolution of jet fighters are fabricated of low-cost lightweight composite materials and design concepts expanding the definition of multirole aircraft and mission flexibility. They will produce manned and unmanned aircraft, unique applications of modularity, and radically new airframes.