F-35 Lightning | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-06

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II


00:03:18 1 Development
00:05:14 2 Design
00:05:23 2.1 Overview
00:07:04 2.1.1 Improvements
00:11:01 2.2 Engines
00:14:41 2.3 Armament
00:22:15 2.4 Stealth and signatures
00:22:24 2.4.1 Radar
00:24:45 2.4.2 Acoustics
00:26:27 2.5 Cockpit
00:28:12 2.6 Sensors and avionics
00:33:53 2.7 Helmet-mounted display system
00:37:53 2.8 Maintenance
00:41:30 3 Operational history
00:41:40 3.1 Testing
00:52:07 3.2 Training
00:55:45 3.3 Basing plans for future U.S. F-35s
00:58:15 3.4 Combat use
00:59:30 4 Procurement and international participation
01:04:28 5 Variants
01:04:45 5.1 F-35A
01:07:41 5.2 F-35B
01:09:19 5.2.1 Australia
01:11:06 5.2.2 Italy
01:11:31 5.2.3 United Kingdom
01:14:21 5.2.4 United States
01:19:20 5.3 F-35C
01:26:04 5.4 Other versions
01:26:12 5.4.1 F-35I
01:28:40 5.4.2 CF-35
01:29:43 5.4.3 F-35D
01:30:03 6 Operators
01:30:12 6.1 F-35A
01:34:09 6.2 F-35B
01:36:29 6.3 F-35C
01:37:32 7 Accidents
01:41:06 8 Specifications (F-35A)
01:46:33 9 Appearances in media
01:46:43 10 See also



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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole fighters. The fifth-generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground-attack and air-superiority missions. 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, and the F-35C carrier-based catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) variant. The F-35 descends from the Lockheed Martin X-35, the winning design of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. It is built by Lockheed Martin and many subcontractors, including Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, and BAE Systems.
The United States principally funds F-35 development, with additional funding from other NATO members and close U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Turkey. These funders generally receive subcontracts to manufacture components for the aircraft; for example, Turkey is the sole supplier of several F-35 parts. Several other countries have ordered, or are considering ordering, the aircraft.
As the largest and most expensive military program ever, the F-35 became the subject of much scrutiny and criticism in the U.S. and in other countries. In 2013 and 2014, critics argued that the plane was "plagued with design flaws", with many blaming the procurement process in which Lockheed was allowed "to design, test, and produce the F-35 all at the same time," instead of identifying and fixing "defects before firing up its production line". By 2014, the program was "$163 billion over budget [and] seven years behind schedule". Critics also contend that the program's high sunk costs and political momentum make it "too big to kill".The F-35 first flew on 15 December 2006. In July 2015, the United States Marines declared its first squadron of F-35B fighters ready for deployment. However, the DOD-based durability testing indicated the service life of early-production F-35B aircraft is well under the expected 8,000 flight hours, and may be as low as 2,100 flight hours. Lot 9 and later aircraft include design changes but service life testing has yet to occur.  The U.S. Air Force declared its first squadron of F-35As ready for deployment in August 2016. The U.S. Navy declared its first F-35Cs ready in February 2019. In 2018, the F-35 made its combat debut with the Israeli Air Force.The U.S. plans to buy 2,663 F-35s, which will provide the bulk of the crewed tactical airpower of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps in coming decades. Deliveries of the F-35 for the U.S. military are scheduled until 2037 with a projected service life up to ...