The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a fifth generation, single seat, single engine, stealth capable multirole fighter, that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air defense missions. The F-35 has three different models, one is a conventional takeoff and landing fighter, the second is short takeoff and vertical landing fighter, and the third is a carrier based fighter. The F-35 is intended to be the world's premier strike aircraft through 2040, with close and long range air-to-air capability second only to that of the F-22 Raptor. The F-35 is required to be four times more effective than existing fighters in air-to-air combat, eight times more effective in air-to-ground combat, and three times more effective in reconnaissance and suppression of air defenses, all while having better range and requiring less logistics support. With takeoff weights up to 60000 lb (27000 kg), the F-35 is considerably heavier than the lightweight fighters it replaces. In empty and maximum gross weights, it more closely resembles the single seat, single engine F-105 Thunderchief which was the largest single engine fighter of the Vietnam era The F-35 is descended from the X-35, the product of the Joint Strike Fighter program. Its development is being principally funded by the United States, with the United Kingdom and other partner governments providing additional funding. It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin with Northrop ...
Eric Schmidt presents Google's vision of the mobile future at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. www.mobileworldcongress.com NOTE: This video has been updated to include an introductory video that played before Eric's speech.