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A dark grey stealth fighter jet with missiles under its wings takes off, exhaust glowing against a stormy, dark grey sky.

A dark grey stealth fighter jet with missiles under its wings takes off, exhaust glowing against a stormy, dark grey sky.

Manufacturer / Designer: Lockheed Martin / [REDACTED] Role / Mission: Multi-role stealth fighter — strike, air superiority, recon, multi-domain operations. Carrier-capable (CATOBAR) for CSG integration. All-weather Costs & Operating Estimates LRIP (first ~100 jets): $210M–$230M each Full-rate (500+ units): $140M–$160M each Development: ~$25–35B (to carrier-certify, stealth-test, and mass-produce) Fuel burn: ~3,000–4,000 gal/hr Fuel cost: $12k–$20k per hour Annual (300 flight hours): $3.6M–$6M Airframe & Design Twin-engine, two-seat (Pilot + WSO), diamond trapezoidal wings with LERX, folding tips, titanium/carbon-composite/RAM materials, reinforced landing gear, internal weapon bays, naval-grade corrosion protection, low-speed handling tuned for trap envelope, deck tie-downs and pick points. Propulsion 2 × Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofans (carrier-tuned), afterburners, 2-D thrust vectoring, super-cruise, variable-cycle concepts. Engine and structure reinforced for catapult launches and arrested recovery. Avionics & Systems AN/APG-77 AESA (multimode) + IRST, AN/ALR-94 RWR, integrated EW, ATFLIR-class pod compatibility, Link-16/SATCOM, F-35-class mission computer and AI-assisted sensor fusion. Armament & Payload Internal Gun: M61A2 20mm Vulcan Cannon ~ 600 ~ 700 rounds (internal) with optional advanced airburst ammunition Missile Loadout: Air-to-Air: AIM-120 AMRAAM: 5, AIM-9X Sidewinder: 4 Payload Capacity: 13,000LBS: 6X GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) (250LB), all See more