Lockheed Martin F-35A FLAG BACKGROUND
by Arthur Eggers
Title
Lockheed Martin F-35A FLAG BACKGROUND
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Arthur Eggers
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Digital Art - Color Print
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole fighters developed 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. JSF development is being principally funded by the United States. The partner nations are either NATO members or close U.S. allies. It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin. The F-35 carried out its first flight on 15 December 2006. The F-35A is expected to match the F-16 in maneuverability and instantaneous and sustained high-g performance, and outperform it in stealth, payload, range on internal fuel, avionics, operational effectiveness, supportability, and survivability. The A variant is primarily intended to replace the USAF's F-16 Fighting Falcon. The 34 FS, known as the �Rude Rams�, was activated on 17 July 2015 and was be the first combat squadron of the 388 FW (and the first in the Air Force) to receive the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II. The squadron was not equipped with aircraft immediately, but received its first F-35 on 2 September 2015. Based on the predicted delivery rate for its new planes, it would reach Initial Operational Capability in August 2016. The 34 FS is part of the 388 FW at Hill AFB, UT. The Air Force announced that the 34 FS would be equipped with the F-35A in late 2015, when Hill AFB starts to receive the new fighter.
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April 16th, 2016
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