F-35 lightning 2(Lockheed Martin)

An F-35C Lightning II, marked CF-1, conducts a test flight over the Chesapeake Bay in February 2011
Role	Stealth multirole fighter
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
First flight	15 December 2006
Introduction	December 2015 (USMC F-35B) December 2016 (USAF F-35A) February 2019 (USN F-35C)
Status	In initial production and testing, used for training by U.S.
Primary users	United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Navy Royal Air Force
Produced	2006–present
Number built	63
Unit cost	F-35A: US$153.1 million (flyaway cost, 2013) F-35B: US$196.5M (flyaway cost, 2012)   F-35C: US$199.4M (flyaway cost, 2013)
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. 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 United States originally planned to buy 2,443 aircraft but Pentagon budget cuts could mean the U.S. will purchase as few as 1,200 aircraft. The F-35 variants are intended to provide the bulk of its tactical airpower for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy over the coming decades. The United Kingdom, Italy, Israel Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, and Turkey are part of the development program; Singapore and Japan may also equip their air services with the F-35.	Lockheed Martin X-35