Each year the US Navy F-35C Airshow Demonstration Team travels to a very select number of air shows to demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the F-35C, which is the first and world’s only long-range stealth strike fighter designed and built explicitly for Navy carrier operations.

About the F-35C

The F-35C entered service in 2019 and is a 5th-generation F-35 Lightning II. The F-35C is designed to being stealth to the sea with it’s increased capabilities and payload. It has advanced stealth technology, is highly agile and supersonic. It provides pilots with incredible situational awareness and unmatched lethality in the air.

General Characteristics

Contractor: Primary: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems
Propulsion: F135-PW-100
Length: 51.5 ft / 15.7 m
Height: 14.7 ft / 4.48 m
Wingspan: 43 ft / 13.1 m
Weight: 70,000 lbs.
Airspeed: Mach 1.6
Range: >1,200 n.mi / 2,200 km
Crew: 1
Load: 18,000 lb / 8,160 kg
Armament: AIM-120C/D, GBU-31 JDAM, AIM-9X, GBU-12 LGB and AGM-154 JSOW