
*Performs as a first-day-of-the-war fighter
*Dominates all adversaries in the air or on the surface
*Has the ability to survive and prosecute the most formidable threats expected to emerge beyond 2020
*Conducts air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions simultaneously
*Incorporates the most powerful and comprehensive sensor and mission avionics package ever to fly in a fighter
o F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (U.S. Air Force and the air forces of Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Norway)
o F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (U.S. Marine Corps, U.K. Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, Italian Air Force and Navy)