The Boeing X-32 is a concept demonstrator aircraft that was designed for the Joint Strike Fighter competition. It lost to the Lockheed Martin X-35 demonstrator, which was further developed into the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

Feb 4, 2022 · In a recent interview, the chief test pilot for the X-32 program tells us all about the jet and why it lost to the X-35. That pilot is now-retired Commander Phillip “Rowdy” Yates, a …

The Boeing X-32 was a Concept Demonstrator Aircraft (CDA) built as a multi-purpose jet fighter in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) contest which started in 1996. Boeing built two variants, the X-32A and X-32B, which together performed Conventional Take-Off and Landings (CTOL), Short Take-Off and Vertical Landings (STOVL), and as a Carrier Variant ...

Dec 26, 2023 · Many unusual-looking aircraft have been developed over the years, but none are as ugly as the Boeing X-32. Designed as part of the Joint Strike Fighter program in the mid …

Oct 24, 2023 · The Lockheed Martin F-35, which debuted in 2006, is now a prominent symbol of the US air power and fighter jet fleet. Boeing’s X-32 was a competitor to the F-35 in the Joint Strike Fighter program but lost the contract to Lockheed Martin’s design.

Apr 25, 2016 · The Boeing X-32 was a prototype aircraft developed for the US military's Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The Boeing submission faced off against the Lockheed X-35 which went on to win the lucrative defense contract, leaving the X …

Feb 8, 2025 · The Boeing X-32 lost the Joint Strike Fighter competition to Lockheed’s F-35, but why? A look at the design flaws, last-minute changes, and strategic decisions that shaped modern air power.

In the technological maelstrom of the early millennium, the Boeing X-32 and the Lockheed Martin X-35 engaged in a fierce air battle for supremacy in the Joint Strike Fighter program.

Feb 20, 2024 · Summary: The Pentagon’s pivotal decision between Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Boeing’s X-32 during the 1990s for a multi-role fighter jet to serve the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, plus U.S....

Jun 20, 2020 · The X-32 lacked the shaft-driven turbofan lift of the F-35, instead using the same thrust vectoring system as the AV-8 Harrier. The X-32’s system was less advanced than the F-35’s, but...