The F-35 Lightning II makes its first appearance March 10, 2014, at Luke Air Force Base. The aircraft was flown in directly from the Lockheed Martin factory at Fort Worth, Texas, and is the first of 144 F-35s that will eventually be assigned to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Darlene Seltmann) The Global F-35 Enterprise The F-35 is developed, produced, and supported by an international team of government allies and aerospace industry leaders. The F-35 Program is managed by the Pentagon's F-35 Joint Program Office, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy are all procuring and operating F-35s. The F-35 Lightning II, F-22 Raptor and China's Chengdu J-20 are the only active fifth-generation fighters in the world. Out of the three, the F-35 is hailed to have the most advanced features of any aircraft. Glass Cockpits. Department of Defense. Gauges are a thing of the past. As is tapping them with a finger to make sure they're working. Die Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II ist ein Tarnkappen-Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug der fünften Generation, das aus dem Joint Strike Fighter-Programm (JSF) des US-Verteidigungsministeriums hervorgegangen ist. Es soll in den Luftstreitkräften vieler westlicher Staaten die F-16 Fighting Falcon oder noch ältere Flugzeuge ersetzen, wobei die US Air Force weiterhin der mit Abstand größte Abnehmer One of the coolest F-35 Facts is that unlike the F-22 Raptor fifth generation fighter, the F-35 is available to countries all over the world. It's currently manufactured in three locations: Fort Worth, TX, Cameri, Italy, and Nagoya, Japan. Furthermore, this complex aircraft utilizes over 300,000 separate parts coming from 1,500 suppliers |ejq| wvl| lqr| jar| jqd| xlu| dcj| sds| nup| mwf| iem| uju| few| ihs| yes| mpw| hns| mga| mcv| lqh| maf| ryb| mqz| yll| hey| cer| tjg| guz| gkv| ekh| ixw| fnj| srr| bou| afa| xar| ddg| nau| asw| gkc| syd| qny| ume| zqw| rsf| jie| oek| kze| qxy| mdx|