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The USAF has studied the potential for the F-35 to orchestrate attacks by unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) via its sensors and communications equipment. [132] A new radar called the AN/APG-85 is planned for Block 4 F-35s. [133] According to the JPO, the new radar will be compatible with all three major F-35 variants.
F-35C, carrier-based CATOBAR (CV) variant. An F-35 wind tunnel testing model in the Arnold Engineering Development Center's 16-foot transonic wind tunnel. The design goals call for the F-35 to be the premier strike aircraft through 2040 and to be second only to the F-22 Raptor in air supremacy. [9]
The Pratt & Whitney F135 is an afterburning turbofan developed for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, a single-engine strike fighter.It has two variants; a Conventional Take-Off and Landing variant used in the F-35A and F-35C, and a two-cycle Short Take-Off Vertical Landing variant used in the F-35B that includes a forward lift fan. [1]
The United States Marine Corps and the Italian and Spanish navies all continue to use the AV-8B Harrier II, an American-British variant. Replacing the Harrier II/AV-8B in the air arms of the US and UK is the STOVL variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, the F-35B. [33]
Although technically a V/STOL aircraft, they are operationally STOVL aircraft due to the extra weight carried at take-off for fuel and armaments. The same is true of the B variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which demonstrated VTOL capability in test flights but is operationally a STOVL.
The story of the F-35, and what went wrong to put the Joint Strike Fighter so far over budget and behind schedule. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
For many European countries, choosing the F-35 is as much a geopolitical decision as it is an operational and financial one. Skip to main content. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing arranged under manufacturer. The list excludes helicopters, including compound helicopters and gyrocopters, because they are assumed to have this capability.