Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Friday, March 26th, 2010Just like human, aircraft is having its age and retirement period. Joint Strike Fighter is a program that is hold to replace the aging for new aircraft. In the replacement program, there was a competition atmosphere between Lockheed Martin X35 AND Boeing X 32 to replace some aircrafts. The result shows that Lockheed Martin X35 is having better performance than Boeing.
If we have to mention one high performance and sophisticated aircraft, then Lockheed Martin F-35 is definitely one aircraft that cross our mind. The Lockheed Martin F-35 is a fighter aircraft that included in the 5th generation fighters. It has single- engine stealth for multirole fighter and a single seat. This US$ 83 million aircraft can be used for bombing, defense, and air support.
Lockheed Martin F-35 is the result of US and UK coordination in Joint Strike Fighter program. The aircraft was started to be produced since 2003 and got its first test on 2006. Lockheed Martin was the leader of the production supported by BSE System and Northrop Grumman. The Joint Strike Fighter program was signed in 1996 and the program has two major aircraft the Lockheed Martin and Boeing, but in the development, Lockheed Martin has better performance and technology, so it beats Boeing.
Lockheed Martin F-35 can be included as small aircraft with conventional design, but it definitely has the most sophisticated technology we ever find among all aircrafts. The aircraft was supported by various countries in the world from Israel to Singapore. In this early year, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter performed its great technology through vertical landing.