F-35B

English

Noun

F-35B (plural F-35Bs)

  1. (aircraft) A STOVL variant of the F-35.
    • 2018 November 29, Brad Lendon and Zachary Cohen, “Japan preparing to put US-designed stealth jets on an ‘aircraft carrier’”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Carl Schuster, a former US Navy captain and now Hawaii Pacific University professor, said the F-35Bs on a Japanese warship “add a new dimension” and “a deterrent factor” to the security situation in the Pacific.
    • 2025 April 10, Brad Lendon, “‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet”, in CNN‎[2]:
      The US Air Force has 383 F-35As in its fleet, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
      The F-35A is one of the three versions of the US military’s stealth fighter. The Marine Corps flies the F-35B – a short take-off, vertical landing aircraft – and the Navy flies the F-35C, designed for aircraft carrier operations.
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