F-35B Lightning II is a fifth generation multirole fighter manufactured by Lockheed Martin featuring short takeoff and vertical landing capability. The archival image documents BF-1 completing crosswind STOVL system design and development flight testing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on March 5, marking the final SDD phase evaluations for the aircraft.

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