Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II (USAAF) Academy 12507 1/72 scale model

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Lightning) is a single-seat, single-engine, multirole fighter aircraft built by Lockheed Martin as a fifth-generation aircraft designed to meet the needs of the US Air Force, US Navy, US Army and US. Marines. The machine was originally called the X-35 JSF, but in 2006 it was changed to the F-35 Lightning II. Despite the fact that the main recipient will be the US government, the project will also be co-financed by other countries, primarily Great Britain, Italy and the Netherlands. Prime contractors: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems.