F-35 Lightning II
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F-35 Lightning II
@thef35
The official Twitter account of the @LockheedMartin F-35 Lightning II - the world's only 5th Generation multirole stealth fighter
Joined May 2011
- Poland’s F-35 Husarz aircraft are home. 🇵🇱 Today, Poland celebrated the arrival of its first three F-35A Husarz aircraft, bringing 5th Gen capability one step closer to the Polish Air Force.
- Germany, your F-35 moment is set. 🇩🇪 ⚡ On September 18, 2026, the first German F-35 will be celebrated in an official rollout ceremony — marking a bold new chapter for the Luftwaffe.
- A milestone year for Germany. 🇩🇪 At #ILA2026, @bundeskanzler Merz and Lt. Gen. Holger Neumann stopped by the F-35 full scale model ahead of Germany’s first F-35 rollout later this year — getting a close-up look at the aircraft that will help shape @Team_Luftwaffe’s future.
- 5th Gen capability, by the numbers. ⚡ The June F-35 Fast Facts are live.
00:00 - F-35 Lightning II reposted
For nearly 250 years, American innovation has helped shape what’s possible. 🇺🇸 As we approach the nation’s 250th anniversary, the F-35 continues to redefine American airpower — and the people behind it. #America250
- Replying to @thef35Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken highlighted Europe’s role in the F-35 program, saying, “Belgian tail surfaces, German fuselage sections, front components from Finland and Italian assembly demonstrate that the programme now relies on an extensive European industrial
- Belgium just marked a major F-35 industrial milestone. 🇧🇪 At Sonaca’s site in Gosselies, the BeLightning team — Sonaca, ASCO and SABCA — inaugurated a new production line for horizontal tail units, key structures at the rear of the aircraft that help keep the jet stable in
- Power installed. Progress underway. 🇩🇪 Germany’s first F-35 completed engine install in May, marking another major step as the aircraft moves through production.
