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Joint Strike Fighter
Stealthy Fighter in 3 flavours
Built in a consortium by Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems as well as a few other people.
Martin-Baker made the Ejection seats.
Known in American service as F-35 and named the Lightning II
A single-seat, single-engined military strike fighter, a multi-role aircraft that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air-to-air combat. Clever eh? All assuming they can get the weight down to allow a payload!
The Future: Directed-energy weapons may be installed in conventional takeoff F-35 Lightning IIs, whose lack of a direct lift fan frees up space and whose engine provides more than 27,000 hp for electrical power. Some concepts, including solid state lasers and high-power microwave beams, may be nearing operational status.
By next decade, The 'Joint Strike Fighter' will also be flown with The Queen's Cannabis Smokers.
Also see F-22 Raptor.
