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U.S. Air Force, USAF, Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, head-on view, vapour trails, air-to-air, U.S. Air Forces in Europe,...
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U.S. Air Force, USAF, Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, head-on view, vapour trails, air-to-air, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, USAFE Days 2023

A head-on air-to-air view captures a U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II generating vapor trails while flying at altitude during USAFE Days 2023. The F-35A is a single-engine, fifth-generation multirole fighter powered by a Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 afterburning turbofan engine. It features a low-observable airframe, internal weapons bays, advanced radar, and sensor fusion designed for air dominance and strike missions. The aircraft operates with U.S. Air Forces in Europe as part of routine training and operational readiness activities.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 16.1 Mpixels (46.1 MB uncompressed) - 4915x3276 pixels (16.4x10.9 in / 41.6x27.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: afterburner, air dominance, air-to-air, aircraft, airframe, altitude, aviation, avionics, combat, condensation, defense, engine, Europe, exercise, F-35A, fighter, flight, formation, head-on, jet, Lightning II, Lockheed Martin, low observable, military, multirole, operations, Pratt & Whitney, radar, readiness, sensors, squadrons, stealth, strike, technology, training, turbofan, USAF, USAFE, vapor, wing
Published in: USAF Air Power Europe