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Boeing’s X-32 was designed to become the F-35 — it was ugly, it couldn’t pass the Marine Corps’ STOVL tests, and Lockheed won

Before the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II became the most-produced stealth fighter in history, it had to beat Boeing’s ...
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The F-35 fighter is a “flying computer”—and its new software just made it more lethal

The F-35 Lightning II is often called a “flying computer” for good reason—the stealth fighter’s most lethal capabilities come ...
Aviation Week

UAVs Push JSF Aside As Next Electronic-Attack Aircraft

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is dropping down the operational ladder a rung or two as the platform of greatest interest for the Next-Generation Jammer (NGJ). The initial plan of making the F-35 — ...

How The F-35's Automated Departure Resistance System Prevents Spins For Pilots In Combat Maneuvers

A closer look at the Air Force's 'spin proof' fifth-generation fighter.