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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat,
single-engine stealth multirole fighter, that can
perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air defense missions.<sup id="cite_ref-LHMC_7-0" ="reference"><span>[</span>8<span>"></span>
The F-35 has three different models; one is a conventional
takeoff and landing variant, the second is a short take off
and vertical-landing variant, and the third is a carrier-based
variant.

The F-35 is descended from the X-35, the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)
program. Its development is being principally funded by the United
States, with the United Kingdom and other partner governments providing
additional funding.<sup id="cite_ref-glob_sec_F-35_8-0" ="reference"><span>[</span>9<span>"></span>
It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin with Northrop Grumman and BAE
Systems as major partners.<sup id="cite_ref-glob_sec_F-35_8-1" ="reference"><span>[</span>9<span>"></span>
Demonstrator aircraft flew in 2000,<sup id="cite_ref-9" ="reference"><span>[</span>10<span>"></span>
with the first flight on 15 December 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-FirstFlight1_10-0" ="reference"><span>[</span>11<span>"></span>