BASIC INFORMATION > Name : F-35 Lightning II > Classification : Stealth Multirole Fighter > Role : Air Superiority, Strike, Close Air Support, SEAD, Reconnaissance > Manufacturer : Lockheed Martin > Country of Origin : United States > Introduced : December 31st, 2015 > Status : Active PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS > Length : 51 ft 4 in (15.67m) > Wingspan : 35 ft 6 in (10.67m) > Height : 14ft 4 in (4.36) > Weight : ~29,300 lb (13,290 kg) > Armour Type : Aluminum ally, titanium, carbon fiber composites, radar absorbent materials (RAM) MOBILITY > Engine : 1x Pratt & Whiteney F135-PW-100 > Thrust : ~43,000 lbf (191 kN) > Top Speed : Mach 1.6+ (~1,200 mph / 1,930 km/h) > Operation Range : 1,380 miles (2,220 km) ARMAMENT - Internal Weapons Bays > 1x GAU-22/A 25mm Four-Barrel Rotary Cannon - Air-To-Air > AIM-120 AMRAAM > AIM-9X Sidewinder - Air-to-Ground > GBU-31 JDAM > GBU-32 JDAM > GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb > AGM-154 JSOW > AGM-158 JASSM > AGM-88G AARGM-ER CREW & OPERATION > Crew Size : 1 > Crew Roles : 1 Pilot OPERATION CAPABILITIES > Strength : Advanced Stealth, Highly Versatile, Good Situational Awareness > Weaknesses : VERY expensive, UNO engine >:(, SLOWER than the DECADE OLDER F-2, LIMITED payload when maintaining STEALTH (WHY???) NOTES > Developed under the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program > 3 Variants (F-35A, B,C) exist > One of the most advanced multirole fighters in service > Second variant (B) achieved operational capability in 2015, whereas the first variant (A) achieved it in 2016. USE WITH CREDIT
