Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.
Registration: F-025.
Squadron: 313.
The F-35 Lightning II is a fighter aircraft capable of performing several tasks simultaneously. The aircraft replaces the F-16 fighter which has been in service with the Royal Air Force since 1979. It is a so-called fifth-generation fighter with a more extensive sensor package than previous generations and stealth features. This makes the aircraft less visible to (enemy) radar.
This picture was taken on 6 October 2024 at Leeuwarden Air Base during exercise Frisian Flag.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…