{"id":469885,"date":"2026-07-05T04:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/usaf-3d-print-own-f-35-parts-didnt-mention-lockheed-martin-once\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T04:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:00:18","slug":"the-us-air-force-just-3d-printed-its-own-f-35-parts-didnt-mention-lockheed-martin-once","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=469885","title":{"rendered":"The US Air Force Just 3D-Printed Its Own F-35 Parts & Didn’t Mention Lockheed Martin Once"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the US selected the F-35 in the early 2000s<\/a><\/span>, it took a total systems approach that allowed Lockheed Martin<\/a><\/span> to have the rights to total control of the program, including relevant intellectual property and spare parts. This meant the military gave up the right to use its workforce for the sustainment of the program or to contract third-party vendors to support the program. Until that time, this was standard practice for fighter jet programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The USAF is looking to 3D printing to work around a parts shortage attributed to Lockheed’s vendor lock over the F-35 that the US military resents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,748,1328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-469885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-f-35","category-united-states-air-force"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t