F-35 Lightning II

F-35 Lightning IIs are one of the first air units you will be able to get in the game. You can't recruit them through the Unit Shop until tier 6 but you can get them through missions in tier 1.
They have an upkeep of 8 Money, 2 Ammunition and 1 Fuel.
== Obtaining ==
F-35 Lightning IIs can be recruited through the mission Venland Airspace Violations as early as tier 1 but due to the nature of the mission you probably won't be recruiting them that early.
If recruiting them through thee Unit Shop, you can recruit them once you have reached tier 6, done a series of research related to Flight and built a Level 1 Airfield.
== Strategies ==
=== Fighting with F-35 Lightning IIs ===
You may at first overlook F-35s due to the lack of a buff against a certain unit type, but they certainly make up for it in terms of other stats. Boost their HP and you'll have a unit you can start using successfully from Level 1. 
=== Fighting against F-35 Lightning IIs ===
Because they are Air units, F-22 Raptors will do well against F-35s because they are Anti-Air units. If you don't have F-22s for any reason (not high enough level, not high enough tier, just don't have them, etc), use 2K22 Tunguskas as they are also Anti-Air units.
If you don't have 2K22 Tunguskas, then due to some weird quirk of the game, Secret Agents are really good against F-35s. You can use Secret Agents to easily beat Venland Airspace Violations if you don't have Anti-Air units.
Category:Military Units
Category:Air Units