F-35a

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Noun

1
A CTOL variant of the F-35.
"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."

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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."

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