First Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing Stealth Fighter Unveile

[Midnight Mike]

The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut today amid customers from the United States Marine Corps, the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, and the Italian Air Force and Navy.

Oh yeah, my freak has been taken to a whole new level :mrgreen:

“Think F/A-18 speed and maneuverability, AV-8B forward deployment, F-22 stealth, and astonishing avionics,” said Dan Crowley, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and F-35 program general manager. “It’s a combination of technologies that may seem like science fiction, but our abundantly-talented international team has made it science fact.”

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[cancidas]

i sure am glad they chose the LM design over boeing's. the YF-32 was UGLY!!