Ø The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighters. Ø The fifth-generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground attack and air superiority missions. Ø It has three main models: · the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, · the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, · the F-35C carrier-based Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) variant. Role Stealth multirole fighter National origin United States Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Aeronautics First flight 15 December 2006 (F-35A) Introdu...