Lockheed Martin F 3. Lightning IIThe Lockheed Martin F 3. Lightning II is a family of single seat, single engine, all weather stealthmultirole fighters. The fifth generation combat aircraft is designed to perform ground attack and air superiority missions. SPINNERS1961/WHAT%20IF%202013/SPNATA-10CWARTHOG07_zps86d517a2.jpg' alt='Strike Fighters 2 Europe' title='Strike Fighters 2 Europe' />The SU34 is also referred to as the SU32 by Sukhoi, and Sukhois web site has long used the 2 designations interchangeably. Other sources use SU32 to refer. Strike Fighters 2 Europe' title='Strike Fighters 2 Europe' />It has three main models the F 3. A conventional takeoff and landing CTOL variant, the F 3. B short take off and vertical landing STOVL variant, and the F 3. C carrier based Catapult Assisted Take Off But Arrested Recovery CATOBAR variant. On 3. 1 July 2. 01. United States Marines declared ready for deployment the first squadron of F 3. B fighters after intensive testing. On 2 August 2. 01. U. S. Air Force declared its first squadron of F 3. CNNThe US Air Forces newest stealth fighters arrived in the UK over the weekend as part of the Pentagons effort to reassure European allies in the face. Strike Fighters 2 Europe' title='Strike Fighters 2 Europe' />A fighters combat ready. The F 3. 5 descends from the X 3. Edit Text File Cisco Ios Emulator on this page. Joint Strike Fighter JSF program. Z_jrkiqvAbc/maxresdefault.jpg' alt='Strike Fighters 2 Europe' title='Strike Fighters 2 Europe' />A pair of B2 stealth bombers blasted two ISIS training camps in Libya on Wednesday evening, dropping 108 precisionguided bombs and sending jihadists. Designed in the 1950s and still used today, the Lockheed U2 nicknamed Dragon Lady is a super specialized, highaltitude spy plane. Its light enough to fly at. A secretive unit of Islamic State has been training British fighters to carry out terror attacks in the United Kingdom, according to a report, which says the same. Get the latest international news and world events from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and more. See world news photos and videos at ABCNews. Story highlights. US military dropped 21,600pound bomb on ISIS network of tunnels near Pakistan border Strike killed 36 ISIS fighters, officials say, but. Strike Fighters 2 is a PC game Combat Flight Simulator that primarily centers on a fictitious conflict in the Middle East between the Kingdom of Dhimar and the. VgH45kJFsxQ/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Strike Fighters 2 Europe' title='Strike Fighters 2 Europe' />An aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin designed and manufactures it. Other major F 3. Northrop Grumman, Pratt Whitney and BAE Systems. The F 3. 5 first flew on 1. December 2. 00. 6. The United States plans to buy 2,6. Its variants are to provide the bulk of the crewed tactical airpower of the U. S. Air Force, Navy and the Marine Corps over the coming decades. Deliveries of the F 3. U. S. military are scheduled until 2. The United States principally funds the F 3. JSF development, with additional funding from partners. The partner nations are either NATO members or close U. S. allies. The United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Turkey are part of the active development program 1. F 3. 5. The program is the most expensive military weapons system in history, and has been much criticized inside and outside government, in the U. S. and in allied countries. Critics argue that the plane is plagued with design flaws, with many blaming the procurement process in which Lockheed was allowed to design, test, and produce the F 3. By 2. 01. 4, the program was 1. Critics also contend that the programs high sunk costs and political momentum make it too big to kill. DevelopmenteditF 3. Joint Strike Fighter program and is set to culminate in full production in 2. The X 3. 5 first flew on 2. October 2. 00. 0 and the F 3. A on 1. 5 December 2. The F 3. 5 was developed to replace most US fighter jets with variants of one design common to all branches of the military. It was developed in cooperation with a number of foreign partners, and unlike the F 2. Raptor, intended to be available for export. Three variants were designed the F 3. A conventional take off and landing, CTOL, the F 3. B short take off and vertical landing, STOVL, and the F 3. C carrier based CATOBAR, CV. Despite being intended to share most of their parts to reduce costs and improve maintenance logistics, by 2. The program received considerable criticism for cost overruns during development and for the total projected cost of the program over the lifetime of the jets. By 2. 01. 7 the program was expected over its lifetime until 2. A number of design deficiencies were alleged, such as carrying a small internal payload, inferior performance to the aircraft being replaced particularly the F 1. TRO or wing drop. The possible obsolescence of stealth technology was also criticized. Overviewedit. F 3. A prototype being towed to its inauguration ceremony on 7 July 2. F 3. 5Bs thrust vectoring nozzle and lift fan. The F 3. 5 closely resembles a smaller, single engine Lockheed Martin F 2. Raptor, drawing design elements from its twin engine sibling. The exhaust duct design was inspired by the General Dynamics Model 2. VTOL fighter requirement for the Sea Control Ship. Although several experimental designs have been developed since the 1. Rockwell XFV 1. 2, the F 3. B is to be the first operational supersonic, STOVL stealth fighter. Acquisition deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force, Lt. Gen. Mark D. Shack Shackelford has said that the F 3. Americas premier surface to air missile killer and is uniquely equipped for this mission with cutting edge processing power, synthetic aperture radar integration techniques, and advanced target recognition. Lockheed Martin states the F 3. F 2. 2 Raptor. 2. Lockheed Martin has said that the F 3. F 2. 2 in basing flexibility and advanced sensors and information fusion. Lockheed Martin has suggested that the F 3. USAFs F 1. 5CD fighters in the air superiority role and the F 1. E Strike Eagle in the ground attack role. Some improvements over current generation fighter aircraft are Durable, low maintenance stealth technology, using structural fiber mat instead of the high maintenance coatings of legacy stealth platforms 3. Integrated avionics and sensor fusion that combine information from off and on board sensors to increase the pilots situational awareness and improve target identification and weapon delivery, and to relay information quickly to other command and control C2 nodes3. High speed data networking including IEEE 1. Fibre Channel. 3. Fibre Channel is also used on Boeings Super Hornet. The Autonomic Logistics Global Sustainment ALGS, Autonomic Logistics Information System ALIS, and Computerized maintenance management system CMMS are to help ensure aircraft uptime with minimal maintenance manpower. The Pentagon has moved to open up the competitive bidding by other companies. This was after Lockheed Martin stated that instead of costing twenty percent less than the F 1. F 3. 5 would actually cost twelve percent more. Though the ALGS is intended to reduce maintenance costs, the company disagrees with including the cost of this system in the aircraft ownership calculations. The USMC have implemented a workaround for a cyber vulnerability in the system. The ALIS system currently requires a shipping container load of servers to run, but Lockheed is working on a more portable version to support the Marines expeditionary operations. Electro hydrostatic actuators run by a power by wire flight control system. A modern and updated flight simulator, which may be used for a greater fraction of pilot training in order to reduce the costly flight hours of the actual aircraft. Lightweight, powerful Lithium ion batteries to provide power to run the control surfaces in an emergency. Structural composites in the F 3. F 2. 2. 4. 6 The majority of these are bismaleimide BMI and composite epoxy material. The F 3. 5 will be the first mass produced aircraft to include structural nanocomposites, namely carbon nanotube reinforced epoxy. Experience of the F 2. F 3. 5 using a gap filler that causes less galvanic corrosion to the airframes skin, designed with fewer gaps requiring filler and implementing better drainage. The relatively short 3. A and B variants is set by the F 3. Bs requirement to fit inside the Navys current amphibious assault ship parking area5. F 3. 5Cs longer wing is considered to be more fuel efficient. A United States Navy study found that the F 3. F 3. 5s operational lifetime. A Pentagon study concluded a 1 trillion maintenance cost for the entire fleet over its lifespan, not accounting for inflation. The F 3. 5 program office found that as of January 2. F 3. 5 fleet over a 5. Costs for the fighter have been dropping and accounted for the 2. Lockheed stated that by 2. An F 3. 5A in 2. December 2. Enginesedit. An F 3. A powerplant on display, 2. The Pratt Whitney F1.