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Round shaped coin, 2 inches in diameter. pewter in color.

The Joint Strike Fighter Program is the Department of defense focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines and our allies. The focus of the program is affordability, reducing the development cost, production cost, and cost of ownership of the joint strike fighter family of aircraft.

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single seat, single engine, all weather stealth, multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. It is also able to provide electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities. The aircraft has three main variants: the conventional takeoff and landing F-35A, the short takeoff and vertical landing F-35B, and the carrier based F35-C.