Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
F-35 Lightning II | |
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Role | Stealth multirole fighter |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics |
First flight | 15 December 2006 |
Introduction | 2016[1]–2018[2][3] |
Status | In initial production, in U.S. service as a training aircraft[4] |
Produced | 2006–present |
Number built | 13 flight-test aircraft[7] |
Unit cost | |
Developed from | Lockheed Martin X-35 |
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole Fighter aircraft under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability.[11]
The development of the F-35 has been very controversial. Many people feel like the US Air Force has been spending too much money on the F-35 project, and that the government should halt all development of the project.
Airframes[change | change source]
F-35A - Land Based, Stealth.
F-35B-STOVL (Short Takeoff Vertical Landing), Stealth, External Hardpoints (Optional)
F-35C - Carrier Based, Stealth, External Hardpoints (Optional)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Adjustments Put F-35 on Track, Program Director Says". US DoD, 23 February 2011.
- ↑ Cost Predictions Rattle Foreign Customers&next=0 "JSF Cost Predictions Rattle Foreign Customers." Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine Aviation Week, 23 March 2011.
- ↑ Shalal-Esa, Andrea. "US Navy, Air Force may field F-35s later than 2016." Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Thomson Reuters, 21 April 2011.
- ↑ King, Samuel Jr. "First F-35 arrives at Eglin." U.S. Air Force, 15 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ "Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II". Jane's All the World's Aircraft. (online version, 21 January 2008).
- ↑ McKinney, Brooks. "Northrop Grumman Begins Assembling First F-35 Production Jet." Northrop Grumman, 1 April 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008
- ↑ Less than eight were completed prior to 1 April 2008.[5][6]
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "FY 2012 Budget Estimates" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, p. 01–1. U.S. Air Force, February 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 , Schwellenbach, Nick. "JSF Likely Far More Expensive Than Aircraft They're Replacing." Project on Government Oversight, 15 February 2011.
- ↑ Fulghum, David A. "Canada Expects Much Higher JSF Unit Costs." Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine Aviation Week, 10 March 2011.
- ↑ "Knesset Finance Committee approves F-35 deal." Globes (Israel). Retrieved: 29 November 2010.