F35 will be named "Lightning II"

• Pitot

  8 Jul 06, 03:33

  So its decided.
  
  http://today.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-07-07T164538Z_01_N07205121_RTRIDST_0_ARMS-LOCKHEED-FIGHTER.XML&rpc=66
  
  
• tankee1981

  8 Jul 06, 14:59

  I was hoping they have a new name instead of inheriting an old one.
• Pitot

  8 Jul 06, 15:01

  ahh.. i guess the legend lives on.
  
  At least the army's birds have nice names..
  Red Indian Tribes.
• SBS9828X

  8 Jul 06, 16:15

  was hoping for a name to follow the eagle, falcon, hornet, raptor... den lightning????
• sgFish

  8 Jul 06, 19:03

  Originally posted by SBS9828X:

  was hoping for a name to follow the eagle, falcon, hornet, raptor... den lightning????

  i guess it's supposed to be the successor to the P-38 lightning...
  
  though i rather it had been called the Viper II, as it is supposed to be the F-16s replacement
• alert5

  8 Jul 06, 19:44

  Videos of the ceremony
  
  http://www.alert5.com/2006/07/joint-strike-fighter-named-lightning.html
• duotiga83

  8 Jul 06, 20:53

  the colour scheme is nice....
• SBS9828X

  9 Jul 06, 11:51

  i'd rather it stick with JSF