F-35A

noun

A CTOL variant of the F-35.

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Meanings

nounF-35A (plural F-35As)

plural F-35As

  1. aircraftA CTOL variant of the F-35.
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    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.

    2025 April 10, Brad Lendon, “‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2025
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