USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Fighter Jet Flying Display at Farnborough Airshow 2026 – AIN

The USAF F-35A Lightning Demo team impresses the crowds at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow with the aircraft's speed and maneuverability. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth multirole combat aircraft that originated from the U.S. Department of Defense's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.1 Classified as a fifth-generation fighter, it is designed for both air superiority and strike missions, while also possessing advanced electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.2 The F-35 family consists of three main variants: the F-35A, a Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) variant with an internal 25mm GAU-22/A cannon; the F-35B, a Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant that utilizes a patented shaft-driven LiftFan propulsion system; and the F-35C, a Carrier Variant (CV) with a larger wing, reinforced landing gear, and an arresting hook for naval operations.3 All variants are powered by the Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan engine, the F-35A producing 40,000 lb of maximum thrust, enabling a maximum speed of approximately Mach 1.6. ___________________________________________________ Aviation International News https://www.ainonline.com Business Jet Traveler https://www.bjtonline.com FutureFlight https://www.ainonline.com/futureflight Leeham News and Analysis https://leehamnews.com/ Subscribe to the daily AIN Alerts newsletter https://www.ainonline.com/ain-alerts-... Subscribe to the FutureFlight newsletter https://connect.ainonline.com/futuref... Subscribe to BJT Waypoints https://www.bjtonline.com/subscribe Subscribe to Leeham News and Analysis https://leehamnews.com/subscriptions/ Follow AIN on Instagram   / ain_online   Like AIN on Facebook   / ainpublications   Follow AIN on Twitter   / ainonline   Follow AIN on LinkedIn   / aviationinternationalnews   Follow FutureFlight on Instagram   / futureflightain   Like FutureFlight on Facebook   / futureflightain   Follow FutureFlight on Twitter   / futureflightain   Follow FutureFlight on LinkedIn   / futureflight   Follow BJT on Instagram   / bjtonline   Like BJT on Facebook   / business.jet.traveler   Follow BJT on Twitter   / bjtonline   Follow BJT on Linkedin   / business-jet-traveler   Follow Leeham News and Analysis on Facebook   / leehamnews   Follow Leeham News and Analysis on Linkedin   / leeham-news-and-analysis   #aviation #military #flying