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2. F-35 LIGHTNING II The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth-generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability. The F-35 has three main models; the F-35A is a conventional takeoff and landing variant, the F-35B is a short take-off and vertical-landing variant, and the F-35C is a carrier-based variant. The F-35 is descended from the X-35, the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin. Other major F-35 industry partners include Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney and BAE Systems. The F-35 took its first flight on 15 December 2006. The United States plans to buy 2,443 aircraft. The F-35 variants are intended to provide the bulk of its manned tactical airpower for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy over the coming decades. Deliveries of the F-35 for the U.S. military are to be completed in 2037. The U.S. Navy variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, conducts a test flight over the Chesapeake Bay. Lt. Cmdr. Eric "Magic" Buus flew the F-35C for two hours, checking instruments that will measure structural loads on the airframe during flight maneuvers. The F-35C is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear for greater control when operating in the demanding carrier take-off and landing environment. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Lockheed Martin/Released)
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** FILE ** Air Force F-22 Raptors, made by Lockheed Martin. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** In this Sept. 25, 2012, file photo, Lockheed Martin shows off its remote-controlled miniature drone at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference in Las Vegas. (Martin S. Fuentes/Special to The Washington Times)
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Lockheed Martin Vice President for Ship and Aviation Systems Dan Schultz (left) shows a mini unmanned aerial vehicle, the Quad Vertical Take Off and Landing System, to Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International convention in Las Vegas on Wednesday. (Martin S. Fuentes/Special to The Washington Times)
