
American defense group formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed and Martin Marietta, maker of the F-35, the F-22 and the C-130J.
Country: USA · 2 aircraft types
Transports, tankers, trainers and combat aircraft. Seen mainly at military airfields, at airshows and as visitors at civil airports.
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
F-22
Angular stealth silhouette, two canted vertical stabilizers, flat thrust-vectoring nozzles: the F-22 Raptor is the US Air Force’s air superiority fighter and a real rarity in Europe. Here is how to recognize it and when you have a chance.
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
F-35
One engine, two canted vertical stabilizers, smooth surfaces without external stores: the F-35 is the stealth jet more and more European air forces fly – now including Germany with its base at Büchel. Here is how to tell the A, B and C apart.
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