Lockheed Martin X-35 Joint Strike Fighter Demonstrator Family
The Lockheed Martin X-35 was the concept-demonstrator family developed for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. X-35A demonstrated conventional takeoff and flight, X-35B explored short-takeoff and vertical-landing capability, and X-35C represented the carrier variant; the demonstrators won the 2001 competition and established the design lineage that became the production F-35 Lightning II.
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Identity
- Aliases
- X-35X-35AX-35BX-35CLockheed Martin JSF demonstratorJoint Strike Fighter demonstratorJSF demonstrator
- Family Name
- Lockheed Martin X-35
- Full Name
- Lockheed Martin X-35 Joint Strike Fighter Demonstrator Family
- Roles
- militaryexperimentalresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventionalstolvtol
- Description
- The Lockheed Martin X-35 was the concept-demonstrator family developed for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. X-35A demonstrated conventional takeoff and flight, X-35B explored short-takeoff and vertical-landing capability, and X-35C represented the carrier variant; the demonstrators won the 2001 competition and established the design lineage that became the production F-35 Lightning II.
- First Flight Year
- 2,000
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:01:16 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:01:16 UTC