The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. Main article: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II development Program origins The aircraft is projected to operate until 2070. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps for several decades. plans to buy 2,456 F-35s through 2044, which will represent the bulk of the crewed tactical airpower of the U.S. The F-35 was first used in combat in 2018 by the Israeli Air Force. Air Force F-35A in August 2016 and the U.S. Marine Corps in July 2015, followed by the U.S. The acquisition strategy of concurrent production of the aircraft while it was still in development and testing led to expensive design changes and retrofits. The program has drawn much scrutiny and criticism for its unprecedented size, complexity, ballooning costs, and much-delayed deliveries, with numerous technical flaws still being corrected. Several other countries have ordered, or are considering ordering, the aircraft. allies, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Italy, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and formerly Turkey. Its development is principally funded by the United States, with additional funding from program partner countries from NATO and close U.S. The aircraft descends from the Lockheed Martin X-35, which in 2001 beat the Boeing X-32 to win the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The aircraft has three main variants: the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A, the short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) F-35B, and the carrier-based (CV/ CATOBAR) F-35C. Lockheed Martin is the prime F-35 contractor, with principal partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. It is also able to provide electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions.
For other uses, see F35 (disambiguation).ġ5 December 2006 14 years ago ( ) (F-35A)
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