F-35BライトニングII：艦載機もステルスより物量重視ビーストモード

220526-N-XN177-1148 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 26, 2022) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 lands aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 26, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart)

200818-M-LP762-1069 MCAS IWAKUNI, Japan (Aug. 18, 2020) A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 conducts flight operations at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Aug 18, 2020. VMFA-121 is the first forward deployed Marine F-35B squadron, capable of providing close air support and conducting strike missions in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lauren Brune)

190203-M-XX000-036 EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 3, 2019) An F-35B Lightning II assigned to the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) carries guided bombs above the East China Sea, Feb. 3, 2019. Naval aviators with the detachment fly the Marine Corps’ newest, most advanced multi-role fighter, the F-35B. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Maj. Jesse Peppers/ Released)

231018-O-PF253-3382 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 18, 2023) U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Alex Horne, assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, conducts flight operations from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 18, 2023. A test team from the Pax River F-35 Integrated Test Force (PAX ITF), F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), is integrated with the ship’s company conducting F-35B flight test as part of developmental test phase 3 (DT-3) flight trials during the ship’s deployment to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard for WESTLANT 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Kyra Helwick)

190203-N-RI884-3473 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 3, 2019) An F-35B Lightning II attached to the F-35B detachment of the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) prepares for takeoff during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship of Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Barker/Released)

220822-N-XN177-1104 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 24, 2022) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) launches from the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Aug. 24, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Burghart)

190203-N-ZL062-1113 PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 3, 2019) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft attached to the F-35B detachment of the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced) takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during flight operations. Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Myers/Released)