F-35AライトニングII：ステルス戦闘機標準型の空軍タイプ

Soaring above the clouds An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, U.K., during a refueling mission over the North Sea, May 24, 2022. The F-35A is a fifth-generation fighter that provides the joint warfighter unprecedented global precision attack capability against current and emerging threats, while complementing the Air Force’s air superiority fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Long)

200110-F-OD616-0010 An F-35A Lightning II soars over Hill Air Force Base during a demonstration practice Jan. 10, 2020, at Hill AFB, Utah. The 388th Fighter Wing’s Operations Support Squadron cyber Airmen are currently exploring high-speed communications options to support F-35 Agile Combat Employment ? operating from remote or austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

190501-F-OD616-0020 An F-35A Lightning II taxis during a combat exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 1, 2019. The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th FW, along with F-16 Fighting Falcon units from Holloman AFB, N.M. and Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, conducted an integrated combat exercise where maintainers were tasked to continually provide ready aircraft and pilots to take off in waves to simulate a large force engagement with enemy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

140528-F-TJ158-005 An F-35A Lightning II taxis across the flightline on Eglin Air Force Base, May 28, 2014. The Air Force welcomed its first full F-35A joint strike fighter training squadron with the arrival of the 26th and final jet assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)

Florida Air Force Reserve group returns to the Tyndall skies A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 95th Fighter Squadron flies over Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, April 6, 2024. The F-35A is the Air Force’s latest fifth-generation multirole fighter aircraft that provides advanced capabilities in air-to-air and air-to-ground operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zeeshan Naeem)

F-35A Lightning ll demonstration Maj. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning ll Demonstration Team pilot and commander, banks during an aerial demonstration over the Deke Slayton Airfest held at La Crosse Regional Airport, Wis., June 12, 2021. The Airfest was the first time the show was held in seven years, and included the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Codie Trimble)

A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II takes off Feb. 27, 2017, to conduct sorties at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-35’s helmet mounted display system is the most advanced system of its kind. All the intelligence and targeting information an F-35 pilot needs to complete the mission is displayed on the helmet’s visor. This provides the pilot with unsurpassed situational awareness, positive target identification and precision strike in all weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)

The first Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II jet arrived at Luke Air Force Base The first Royal Australian air force F-35A Lightning II jet arrived Dec. 18, 2014, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The jet’s arrival marks the first international partner F-35 to arrive for training at Luke AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Staci Miller)

First fuel transfer The Royal Australian Air Force completes the first fuel transfer with the air refueling boom from an RAAF KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transport to a U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Sept. 25, 2015, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Refueling between the KC-30A and F-35A is an important step toward the KC-30A’s achievement of final operational capability and represents continued progress in the development of the F-35A. (Lockheed Martin courtesy photo/Jonathan Case)

Lightning from above A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a bilateral air exercise with Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighters over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2023. Bilateral operations exemplify the U.S. and Japan alliance’s ability to quickly and decisively respond to threats within the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessi Roth)

190123-F-YW760-0133 U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Olson, F-35A Lightning II Demo Team commander and pilot, flies inverted during a demonstration practice, Jan. 23, 2019 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The F-35A is the Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aspen Reid)

An Air Force F-35 Lightning II pilot prepares to refuel Dec. 12, 2013, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-35 is a fifth-generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)

High noon An F-35 Lightning II performs a flyover during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2023. During the traditional formation dating back to the founding of the academy, as many as 4,000 cadets march across the Terrazzo to the Air Force song, helping the USAFA commandant assess the current state of discipline among the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)

High noon An F-35 Lightning II performs a flyover during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 12, 2023. During the traditional formation dating back to the founding of the academy, as many as 4,000 cadets march across the Terrazzo to the Air Force song, helping the USAFA commandant assess the current state of discipline among the cadet wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor Cokley)

180612-F-MT955-018 F-35A Lightning II test aircraft assigned to the 31st Test Evaluation Squadron from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., released AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X missiles at QF-16 targets during a live-fire test over an Air Force range in the Gulf of Mexico on June 12, 2018. The Joint Operational Test Team conducted the missions as part of Block 3F Initial Operational Test and Evaluation.

Lt. Col. George Watkins, 34th Fighter Squadron commander, drops a GBU-12 laser-guided bomb from an F-35A Lightning II at the Utah Test and Training Range Feb. 25, 2016. The 34th FS is the Air Force’s first combat unit to employ munitions from the F-35A. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Haseltine)

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing takes off during an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 13, 2021. ACE exercises ensure the 354th FW is able to deploy, disperse and maneuver combat capability to create dilemmas for near-peer adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

Flying with flare Maj. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, deploys flares during her aerial demonstration at the Pacific Air Show, Huntington Beach, Calif., Oct. 2, 2021. This was the first time the F-35 Demo Team deployed flares at a public performance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)

63rd FS implements Beast Mode configuration, creates training opportunity for student pilots and weapons Airmen First Lt. Joshua Shook, 63rd Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot, performs a pre-flight inspection July 22, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The 63rd FS implemented the Beast Mode weapons configuration on their F-35s during training sorties to better prepare B-Course student pilots with experience needed for combat. The implementation of the maximum strike weapons configuration is one of many ways the 56th Fighter Wing is training the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Cook)