Lockheed F-35C (16-9610)

Wow! Great Shot Zdenek!

Thank you!

Nice shot. Any idea what it's carrying?

Great shot. I presume the missile launch rails and the belly pod degrade the stealth aspect a lot.

Are these the variance on UK's carriers ?

@ dohzer - GAU-22 25mm gunpod

What a great shot.

This is a F-35B STOVL version. C has folding wings

Didn't we loose one of these recently? Seems I heard that the pilot ejected safely but the aircraft lawn darted and was a loss.

Yeah, it also says "MARINES" on the wing. When will the MIC aero-committees ever learn any aircraft with an "F" designation needs a gun?

Regarding the comment above by Paul Wisgerhof:
I recalled a technical article I read about the stealth degradation; but, couldn't find it.
I recall it stated the essentially zero stealth signature was increased to a signature the size of a quarter ($.25).
Amazing that with such a high bar set in these currently modern times that scientists and engineers are able to still move technology forward.
Military superiority, etcetera, is coming down figuratively to millimeters and micrograms to approach or maintain superiority on the battlefield.
The final frontier is continuing to increase the superiority of the operators of the weapons.
All the while we're being closely observed, etcetera.