Built from the 737 airliner, the Poseidon carries maritime sensors, sonobuoys, and weapons for patrol and anti-submarine missions. Using a commercial airframe provides speed, altitude, range, and a global support base, while its mission systems turn the cabin into a coordinated workspace for tracking submarines and surface vessels.
INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B
F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN
METRICP-8A PoseidonF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
564 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
41,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
4,500 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 2013REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Maritime patrol aircraftDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.
