An F-35A fighter aircraft of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Lockheed Martin-F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, is a fighter jet that emerged from the US Department of Defence's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme. The F-35A is the regular version built for the USAF and was seen by the Dutch armed forces as the best candidate to replace the Royal Netherlands Air Force's F-16s. It is the only version with a built-in 25 mm gun.
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