Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. It is also able to provide electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.
First flight: 15 December 2006; 16 years ago (F-35A)
Introduction: : F-35B: 31 July 2015 (USMC); F-35A: 2 August 2016 (USAF); F-35C: 28 February 2019 (USN);
Number built: 920+ as of May 2023
Produced: 2006–present
Role: Multirole fighter
Status: In production
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