F-35C Lightning II
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carrier-capable stealth multirole fighter aircraft
fifth-generation fighter aircraft
naval aircraft
variant of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. Navy’s carrier-capable variant of the stealth multirole Joint Strike Fighter, designed for catapult launches, arrested recoveries, and long-range strike and air superiority missions at sea.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| F-35C Lightning II canonical | 9 |
| F-35C | 6 |
| F-35C carrier variant | 1 |
| X-35C | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T649852 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: F-35C Lightning II Context triple: [Pratt & Whitney F135, usedInAircraft, F-35C Lightning II]
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Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, stealth multirole fighter aircraft designed for advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations.
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F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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C.
F-22 Raptor
The F-22 Raptor is a U.S. fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter jet known for its advanced avionics, supercruise capability, and exceptional maneuverability.
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Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine, carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Navy for both air-to-air combat and ground-attack missions.
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E.
F/A-18 Hornet
The F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, multirole combat jet used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and several allied air forces for both fighter and attack missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: F-35C Lightning II Target entity description: The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. Navy’s carrier-capable variant of the stealth multirole Joint Strike Fighter, designed for catapult launches, arrested recoveries, and long-range strike and air superiority missions at sea.
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A.
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, stealth multirole fighter aircraft designed for advanced air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations.
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B.
F-35B Lightning II
The F-35B Lightning II is a fifth-generation, stealth, short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) multirole fighter jet used by several air arms, including the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
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C.
F-22 Raptor
The F-22 Raptor is a U.S. fifth-generation stealth air superiority fighter jet known for its advanced avionics, supercruise capability, and exceptional maneuverability.
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Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a twin-engine, carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft used primarily by the U.S. Navy for both air-to-air combat and ground-attack missions.
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F/A-18 Hornet
The F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, multirole combat jet used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and several allied air forces for both fighter and attack missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier-capable stealth multirole fighter aircraft
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fifth-generation fighter aircraft ⓘ naval aircraft ⓘ variant of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II ⓘ |
| basedOnCarrierType | nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Lockheed Martin ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air superiority missions at sea
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aircraft carrier operations ⓘ arrested recovery ⓘ blue-water naval operations ⓘ catapult-assisted take-off ⓘ long-range strike missions ⓘ |
| designedToComplement |
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
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linked to:
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
|
| designedToReplace |
F/A-18C Hornet
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linked to:
F/A-18 Hornet
|
| developer |
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
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linked to:
Lockheed Martin
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| engine |
Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan
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linked to:
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine
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| enteredServiceWith | United States Navy ⓘ |
| enteredServiceYearWithUSN | 2019 ⓘ |
| feature |
active electronically scanned array radar
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advanced sensor fusion ⓘ arrestor hook system ⓘ catapult launch bar ⓘ distributed aperture system ⓘ electro-optical targeting system ⓘ enlarged wings ⓘ folding wingtips ⓘ helmet-mounted display system ⓘ internal weapons bays ⓘ low observable stealth design ⓘ strengthened landing gear ⓘ twin-wheel nose landing gear ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 2010-06-06 ⓘ |
| introduced | 2019 ⓘ |
| launchMethod | CATOBAR ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Marine Corps
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| otherVariants |
F-35A Lightning II
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linked to:
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
F-35B Lightning II ⓘ |
| partOf |
F-35 Lightning II family
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linked to:
F-35 Lightning II
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| primaryUser |
United States Marine Corps
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| program | Joint Strike Fighter program ⓘ |
| propulsionType | afterburning turbofan ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority fighter
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carrier-based strike fighter ⓘ close air support ⓘ fleet air defense ⓘ multirole fighter ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ suppression of enemy air defenses ⓘ |
| variantOf | F-35 Lightning II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: F-35C Lightning II Description of subject: The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. Navy’s carrier-capable variant of the stealth multirole Joint Strike Fighter, designed for catapult launches, arrested recoveries, and long-range strike and air superiority missions at sea.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine
subject linked to:
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine
linked to: F-35C Lightning II
linked to: F-35C Lightning II
linked to: F-35C Lightning II
linked to: F-35C Lightning II
linked to: F-35C Lightning II
linked to: F-35C Lightning II
subject linked to:
The Lightning II
linked to: F-35C Lightning II
linked to: F-35C Lightning II