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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is a military fighter aircraft designed by the United States and the United Kingdom. It is intended to replace the current generation of strike fighters, particularly the vertical take off and landing Harrier jump jets : the AV-8 Harrier II (US), Harrier GR7/9 (UK), and the Sea Harrier (UK), along with the conventional A-10 Thunderbolt II, F/A-18 Hornet and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It is set to be a multi-role strike fighter (a plane with a strong emphasis on close air support and tactical bombing as well as being capable of air-to-air combat), currently in production with Lockheed Martin, along with partners Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems.






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The F-35, expected to be ready for service in 2011, is scheduled to begin replacing Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier and F/A-18s in 2009, and the USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-16 in 2011.



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