F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft (F-35)

Abstract

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft (F-35) Program will develop and field an affordable, highly common family of nextgenerationstrike aircraft for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and allies. The three variants are the F-35A; F-35B; and the F-35C. The F-35A will be a stealthy multi-role aircraft, primarily air-to-ground, for the Air Force to replace the F-16 and A-10 and complement the F-22. The F-35B variant will be a multi-role strike fighter aircraft to replace the AV-8B and F/A-18A/C/D for the Marine Corps. The F-35C will provide the U.S. Navy a multi-role, stealthy strike fighter aircraft to complement the F/A-18E/F. The planned DoD F-35 Fleet will replace the joint services' legacy fleets. The transition from multiple type/model/series to a common platform will result in a smaller total force over time and operational and overall cost efficiencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1019428

Entities

People

  • Christopher Bogdan

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Engineering
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Procurement
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warfare

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