The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. It is also able to provide electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. Lockheed Martin is the prime F-35 contractor, with principal partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. The aircraft has three main variants: the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A, the short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) F-35B, and the carrier-based (CV/CATOBAR) F-35C.

Role:Multirole stealth fighter aircraft
Nation(al) origin: United States
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
First flight :15 December 2006; 16 years ago (F-35A)
Introduction
F-35B: 31 July 2015 (USMC)[1]
F-35A: 2 August 2016 (USAF)[2]
F-35C: 28 February 2019 (USN)[3]
Status: In production
Primary users:United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
See Operators section for others
Produced: 2006–present
Number built: 890+ as of March 2023[4]
Developed from: Lockheed Martin X-35