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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. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015. The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program, including Japan, South Korea, and Israel.
The Pratt & Whitney XA101 is an American adaptive cycle engine demonstrator being developed by Pratt & Whitney for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and form the technological foundation for the company's XA103 propulsion system for the United States Air Force 's sixth generation fighter program, the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD).
The US landed an F-35 stealth fighter on Japan's new aircraft carrier for the first time. US and Japanese forces are integrating the short-takeoff/vertical landing F-35B onto the JS Kaga.
The XQ-58A Valkyrie sensed and transmitted target data for a force of F-35 stealth fighters. It pushed the manned-unmanned teaming concept "a step further" for the joint force, an official said.
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight. Operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II family began in 1995 with the Joint Strike Fighter program.Since its first flight in 2006, the aircraft has faced substantial controversy, shortages in its research and development supply, [1] and safety concerns due to incidents. [2]
Developed from. Lockheed Martin X-35. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II development started in 1995 with the origins of the Joint Strike Fighter program and culminated in the completion of operational testing and start of full-rate production in 2021. [6] The X-35 first flew on 24 October 2000 and the F-35A on 15 December 2006.
The General Electric XA100 is an American adaptive cycle engine demonstrator being developed by General Electric (GE) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and form the technological foundation for the company's XA102 propulsion system for the United States Air Force's sixth generation fighter program, the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD).