F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II
| A comparison between JSF requirement and Harrier | ||
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Joint Strike Fighter
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Harrier
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| Role | true multi-role capability | specialised role |
| Speed | supersonic | subsonic |
| After burner | yes | no |
| Stealthy | yes | no |
| Pilot workload | low | high |
| Cockpit | single seat only | single seat
(twin seat trainer) |
| Engine | single F119
(40000lb thrust class) |
single Pegasus
(23000lb thrust class) |
| Weapons carriage> | internal and external carriage | external carriage only |
| Lethality | all weather precision capability | weather restricts operations |
| Ability to fly intensive operations | yes, for a sustained period | yes, for short periods |
| Maintenance | more reliable and ability to predict failures | no ability to predict failures |
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