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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 ...
A senior U.S. defense official was quoted as saying that the F-35 will be "the most stealthy, sophisticated and lethal tactical fighter in the sky", and added "Quite simply, the F-15 will be no match for the F-35". [161] After piloting the aircraft, RAF Squadron Leader Steve Long said that, over its existing aircraft, the F-35 will give "the ...
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.
In response to Musk's comments, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson said the F-35 is "the most advanced, survivable, and connected fighter aircraft in the world, a vital deterrent and the cornerstone ...
Lockheed (LMT) is set to procure long-lead time materials, parts, components, and effort for the production of 14 F-35A aircraft and four 15 F-35B aircraft Lockheed (LMT) Wins $524M Deal to ...
An F-35 fighter jet. ... and providing services for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, according to manufacturer Lockheed ... panels for three versions of the F-35, totaling over 300 aircraft.
The aircraft remained in production until 1964 when the Air Force decided to phase the aircraft out of the inventory. [9] The company's proposal for the Tactical Fighter Experimental project (TFX) was accepted in 1962, with the fighter seeing production as the General Dynamics F-111. By 1966, the plant had expanded to 4.7 million square feet ...
Fort Worth’s largest employer has landed a $6.25 billion deal with the Swiss government for F-35s, and some of the aircraft ... the F-35 further demonstrates ... of F-35 fighter jets, future ...