Amazing Footage of F-35 Fighter Jets in All Their Glory

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engined, all-weather stealth multirole fighters. It has three main models: the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, the F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) variant, and the F-35C carrier-based catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) variant. The F-35 descends from the Lockheed Martin X-35, the winning design of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. It is built by Lockheed and many subcontractors, including Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, and BAE Systems.

The United States principally funds F-35 development, with additional funding from other NATO members and close U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Turkey. These funders generally receive subcontracts to manufacture components for the aircraft; for example, Turkey is the sole supplier of several F-35 parts. Several other countries have ordered, or are considering ordering, the aircraft.

Thumbnail Credit: Cpl Tim Laurence RAF

Video Credit: U.S. Air Force | United States Department of Defense

[Military_Archive]

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[Durrpadil]

This jet alone still inspires me to this day to go into Aerospace Engineering. I absolutely love this masterpiece.

[doc.voltold]

Christ.. It is a piece of art with wings

[claudiodiaz]

Every jet development had issues. When it comes to war, Americans are and always have been the best, for dozens of reasons, so don't fool yourself.

[SECONDSOUT]

To think how far we’ve come since the Wright brothers first flight (1903) is absolutely mind blowing to me.

[ghostmourn]

This thing is going to be our wreckingball for the next 75 years

[olawalejimoh]

The view during refueling is a beauty!

[marsbars]

I always thought vertical take off was a sci fi thing so it literally blew my mind when I saw this because never in my life have I ever seen this happen until now.

[kevinh.]

I´ve never seen the F35 like this. What a beauty!!

[Valhalla.Studio]

I don't need to take sides, from an engineering perspective and just appreciating the tech behind it I like both this one and Su-57.

[immortanjoe]

3...2...1 russian trolls are coming. get ready!

[thatonetexan]

Y'all can fight me all you want, but I still think the F-35 is one of the best looking jet fighters out there right now.

[moneyandtimefreedom]

Not needing runways these can be HIDDEN damn near anywhere on this planet if you think about it.

[SAMZIRRA]

One of the few times, I don’t mind being a taxpayer, and seeing these jets flying together in a huge formation

[iancampos]

For anyone calling this an overpriced piece of shit, the 1.5 trillion dollar price tag is the lifetime cost of the program. That means r&d, upgrades maintenance, and the procurement of 2000 of these jets. Everyone saying it'd be cheaper to continue making and upgrading older f-16s, 15s, and 18s don't know what they're talking about. As planes get older the cost of maintaining those old aircraft would cost even more money than the overall cost of the f-35 program so please before you get mad, do your research.

[anthonym]

Amazing looking machines...they are beautiful.

[kevinrickey]

I'm impressed, had no idea it was VTOL too!

[iizuyzo]

Great aircraft. protecting our homeland.

[freadyfish]

5:12 (0.25 speed), is it supposed to be that bumpy? Looks like the pilot hit his head in the windshield :/

[paladin]

One of the best videos I've seen lately. Where was the large formation flying and the B model landing done?