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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters built by Lockheed Martin with Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems as partners. It descends from the X-35 demonstrator that won the Joint Strike Fighter competition against the Boeing X-32 in 2001, and it is produced in three main variants: the conventional takeoff and landing F-35A, the short take-off and vertical-landing F-35B, and the carrier-based F-35C. First flown in 2006, the variants entered United States service between 2015 and 2019, and the aircraft has since been exported across NATO and to other partners, with 883 aircraft in service as of 2025. Its size, cost growth and delayed deliveries have made it one of the most debated procurement programs in aviation.

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Year
2006 2
Engine Class
Jet 2
Status
In service 1
Comparison
Body Style
Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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Lockheed Martin, Networks and Operators
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Lockheed Martin Corporation

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Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor, with partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems.

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United States

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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters.
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1. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, maker
    Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor, with partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems.
  • Lead, nationality
    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters.
  • Lead, role
    A multirole combat aircraft designed for air superiority and strike missions
  • Lead, aircraft in service
    With 883 aircraft in service as of 2025
  • In Group: Jet Fighters and Interceptors, Lead, kind of aircraft
    family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters
  • Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, kind of aircraft
    family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters
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2. Aerospaceweb.org aircraft encyclopedia: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Aerospaceweb)
Aerospaceweb.org aircraft encyclopedia
  • History, First Flight
    (F-35A) 15 December 2006
  • Propulsion, Powerplant
    (F-35A/C) one Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan
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The Rolls-Royce LiftSystem, together with the F135 engine, is an aircraft propulsion system designed for use in the STOVL variant of the F-35 Lightning II.
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General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 (Wikipedia)
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for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
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