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[[Image:F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.JPG |thumb|240px|]]
[[Image:F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.JPG |thumb|240px|]]
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (so named in honor of the WWII era Lockheed [[P-38 Lightning]]) is a single seat next generation multi-role strike aircraft with stealth capabilities. It is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine capable of producing in excess of 40,000 pounds of thrust.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (so named in honor of the WWII era Lockheed [[P-38 Lightning]]) is a single seat next generation multi-role strike aircraft with stealth capabilities. It is powered by a single [[Pratt & Whitney]] F135 turbofan engine capable of producing in excess of 40,000 pounds of thrust.
The Lightning II evolved from the X-35, the winning design in the [[United States Air Force|USAF]] Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) design competition. The [[Lockheed Martin]] design defeated the [[Boeing]] designed X-32.
The Lightning II evolved from the X-35, the winning design in the [[United States Air Force|USAF]] Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) design competition. The [[Lockheed Martin]] design defeated the [[Boeing]] designed X-32.