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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
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Summary

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 0.064% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96,029 views/month, #1 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States[3], Royal Air Force[4], Royal Navy[5], Royal Australian Air Force[6], Royal Norwegian Air Force[7], Royal Netherlands Air Force[8], Royal Danish Air Force[9], Italian Air Force[10], Polish Air Force[11], Israeli Air Force[12], Japan Air Self-Defense Force[13], Republic of Korea Air Force[14]
  • Based on: Lockheed Martin X-35[15]
  • Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics[16], Lockheed Martin[17]
  • Developer: Lockheed Martin[18]
  • Subclass of: fifth-generation jet fighter[19], multi-role combat aircraft[20], stealth aircraft[21], fighter-bomber[22], military aircraft[23]
  • Has use: aerial warfare[24], air combat[25]
  • Commons category: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II[26]
  • Country of origin: United States[27]
  • Powered by: Pratt & Whitney F135[28]
  • Has part(s): F-35A Lightning II[29], Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II[30], Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II[31]
  • First flight: December 15, 2006[32]
  • Service entry: July 31, 2015[33]
  • Military designation: F-35[34]
  • Official website: https://www.f35.com/[35]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II[36]
  • Commons gallery: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II[37]
  • Total produced: 610[38]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[39]
  • Nickname: Lightning II[40]
  • Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[41]
  • Wing configuration: fixed-wing aircraft[42]
  • Short name: F-35[43], F-35 Lightning II[44], Lockheed Martin F-35[45]
  • Length: 51[46], 15.7[47]
  • Height: 4.38[48]
  • Wingspan: 35[49], 10.7[50]

Body

Physical Characteristics

Speeds include 1.6[51], 1200[52], and 1975[53].

Why It Matters

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 169 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Related Entities

Lockheed Martin United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · LM.CR · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
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  2. 8w ago · Peter F. Patel-Schneider · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → F-35, F-35 Lightning II, Lockheed Martin F-35
    Wing configuration → fixed-wing aircraft
    Speed → {'amount': '+1.6'}, {'amount': '+1200'}, {'amount': '+1975'}
    Instance of → aircraft family
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  3. 13w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American stealth multirole fighter aircraft
    Has use → aerial warfare, air combat
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  4. 13w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → aerial warfare, air combat
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  5. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → f-35-airplane
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  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0427953-Lockheed-Martin-F35-Lightning-II-bojove-letadlo
    Has use → aerial warfare, air combat
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  7. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → F-35A Lightning II, Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II
    Speed → {'amount': '+1.6'}, {'amount': '+1200'}, {'amount': '+1975'}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987012430919205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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