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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II - "The Beast"

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                    Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II The 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 . Role :  Stealth multirole fighter Manufacturer : Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Developed from : Lockheed Martin X-35 Produced : 2006 - present First flight : 15 December 2006; 13 years ago (F-35A) Number built : 535+  as of July 2020 Unit cost : F-35A: US $77.9M (lot 14); F-35B: US $101.3M (lot14); F-35C: US $94.4M(lot14) Status : In service Do you know your F-35 ABCs ? There are three versions of the F-35 Lightning II, each with unique capabilities tailored to execute customers' diverse missions. The Multi - variant,  Multirole  5th  Gener...