F-35B

English Noun 1 en aircraft A STOVL variant of the F-35. en Brad Lendon;Zachary Cohen Japan preparing to put US-designed stealth jets on an ‘aircraft carrier’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/29/asia/japan-f-35-fighter-aircraft-carrier-intl/index.html 2018-11-29 Carl Schuster, a former US Navy captain and now Hawaii Pacific University professor, said the F-35Bs on a Japanese warship “add a new dimension” and “a deterrent factor” to the security situation in the Pacific. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711074733/https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/29/asia/japan-f-35-fighter-aircraft-carrier-intl/index.html en Brad Lendon ‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/us/frankenjet-f35-stealth-fighter-us-air-force-intl-hnk-ml/index.html 2025-04-10 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20250428001438/https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/us/frankenjet-f35-stealth-fighter-us-air-force-intl-hnk-ml/index.html