F-35B

Noun

F-35B (plural F-35Bs)

1. (aircraft) A STOVL variant of the F-35.
   • Carl Schuster, a former US Navy captain and now Hawaii Pacific University professor, said the F-35Bs on a Japanese warship “add a new dimension” and “a deterrent factor” to the security situation in the Pacific.2018 November 29, Brad Lendon, Zachary Cohen, “Japan preparing to put US-designed stealth jets on an ‘aircraft carrier’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2020
   • The US Air Force has 383 F-35As in its fleet, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
     The F-35A is one of the three versions of the US military’s stealth fighter. The Marine Corps flies the F-35B – a short take-off, vertical landing aircraft – and the Navy flies the F-35C...2025 April 10, Brad Lendon, “‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2025