Boeing X-32B JSF Demonstrator
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
In 1996 the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program awarded $750 million contracts to both Boing and Lockheed Martin.
Each contractor was to design and build to JSF demonstrators to compare different propulsion concepts.
One aircraft was to feature conventional takeoff and landing for the US Air Force and US Navy. The other to demonstrate the Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL).
Lockheed’s concept was ultimately chosen for further development and was awarded a contract to produce what became today’s F-35.
