It's not just many of the components but also the airframe itself that differs between these variants. The F-35A is "the" F-35 variant. Not only is it by far the most popular variant on the export ...
In January 2020, Hill Air Force Base in Utah conducted a remarkable "elephant walk," launching 52 F-35A Lightning II jets in a massive display of fifth-generation fighter strength. What You Need ...
NATO has begun its annual nuclear exercise for tactical combat aircraft, involving for the first time the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).