An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II aircraft takes off for its first flight during a test at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 15, 2006. The F-35, being built by Lockheed Martin, is the next generation strike fighter bringing cutting-edge technologies to the battlespace of the future. The JSFs advanced airframe, autonomic logistics, avionics propulsion systems, stealth, and firepower will ensure that the F-35 is the most affordable, lethal, supportable and survivable aircraft ever to be used by so many warfighters across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class D. Keith Simmons) (Released)