Joint Strike Fighter program

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military aircraft development program multinational defense program

The Joint Strike Fighter program is a multinational defense initiative led by the United States to develop and produce the F-35 Lightning II family of advanced stealth multirole combat aircraft.

Aliases (5)

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program ×2
F-35 Lightning II program ×2
Joint Strike Fighter competition ×2
F-35 program ×1
Republic of Korea F-35 acquisition program ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military aircraft development program → multinational defense program →
aircraftFamily	F-35 Lightning II family →
alsoKnownAs	F-35 program → JSF program →
customerCountry	Belgium → Finland → Israel → Japan → Poland → Singapore → South Korea → Switzerland →
develops	F-35A Lightning II → F-35B Lightning II → F-35C Lightning II →
engine	Pratt & Whitney F135 →
includesVariant	carrier-based variant → conventional takeoff and landing variant → short takeoff and vertical landing variant →
initiatedBy	United States Department of Defense →
ledBy	United States →
majorSubcontractor	BAE Systems → Northrop Grumman → Pratt & Whitney →
managedBy	Joint Program Office → United States Department of Defense →
originCountry	United States →
partnerCountry	Australia → Canada → Denmark → Italy → Netherlands → Norway → Turkey → United Kingdom →
predecessorProgram	Joint Advanced Strike Technology program →
primaryOutcome	F-35 Lightning II →
primeContractor	Lockheed Martin →
purpose	develop advanced stealth multirole combat aircraft → replace a wide range of existing fighter and attack aircraft →
role	air superiority aircraft development → close air support aircraft development → fighter aircraft development → strike aircraft development →
selectionCompetition	X-35 vs X-32 →
technologyFocus	advanced avionics → multirole capability → network-centric warfare → sensor fusion → stealth →
winnerDesign	Lockheed Martin X-35 →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
F-35B Lightning II → Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II → Pratt & Whitney F135 ("F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program") → Rolls-Royce LiftSystem ("F-35 Lightning II program") →	program
Joint Advanced Strike Technology program → Joint Advanced Strike Technology program ("F-35 Lightning II program") →	predecessorOf
Joint Strike Fighter program ("F-35 program") →	alsoKnownAs
Republic of Korea Marine Corps ("Republic of Korea F-35 acquisition program") →	associatedProgram
Boeing X-32 ("Joint Strike Fighter competition") →	competitorIn
Lockheed Martin X-35 →	competitorInProgram
Boeing X-32 →	developedFor
JSF program →	fullName
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics ("F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program") →	hasMajorProgram
Lockheed Martin →	notableProgram
Joint Advanced Strike Technology program →	successor
Lockheed Martin X-35 ("Joint Strike Fighter competition") →	wonCompetition