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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 101. Chapters: Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar, Northrop YF-23, Boeing X-45, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II procurement, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Canadian procurement, Chengdu J-20, Sukhoi PAK FA, Lockheed D-21/M-21, Sukhoi/HAL FGFA, Dassault nEUROn, McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II, J-XX, Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel, Joint Strike Fighter Program, Convair Kingfish, BAE Taranis, Northrop Grumman X-47B, Lockheed YF-22, Mitsubishi ATD-X, Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus, Advanced Tactical Fighter, Boeing Phantom Ray, EADS Barracuda, Joint Combat Aircraft, KAI KF-X, Boeing Bird of Prey, Lockheed Have Blue, Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, Northrop Tacit Blue, F-19, TR-3A Black Manta, Dassault AVE-D Petit Duc, Lockheed Martin Polecat, Dassault AVE-C Moyen Duc, Dassault LOGIDUC, Dassault-Sagem SlowFast, Dassault AVE Grand Duc, PAK DA, 2037 Bomber, WZ-2000, Senior Prom, Mikoyan LMFS, BAE Corax, MBB Lampyridae. Excerpt: The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability. The F-35 has three main 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. JSF development is being principally funded by the United States, with the United Kingdom and other partner governments providing additional funding. The partner nations are either NATO members or close U.S. allies. It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin. The F-35 took its first flight on 15 December 2006. The United States intends to buy a total of 2,443 aircraft for an estimated US$323 billion, making it the most expensive defense program ever. The United States Air Force (USAF) budget data in 2010, along with other sources, projects the F-35 to have a flyaway cost from US$89 million to US$200 million over the planned production of F-35s. Cost estimates have risen to $382 billion for 2,443 aircraft, at an average of $156 million each. The rising program cost estimates have cast doubt on the actual number to be produced for the U.S. In January 2011, the F-35B variant was placed on 'probation' for two years because of development problems. In February 2011, the Pentagon put a price of $207.6 million for each of the 32 aircraft to be acquired in FY2012, rising to $304.15 million ($9,732.8/32) if its share of RDT&E spending is included. The JSF program was designed to replace the United States military F-16, A-10, F/A-18 (excluding newer E/F 'Super Hornet' variants) and AV-8B tactical fighter aircraft. To keep development, production, and operating costs down, a common design was planned in three variants that share 80 percent o.