Eurofighter GmbH officials classify F-35 as a strike aircraft A-35, not a fighter.
Eurofighter: JSF Would Complement Typhoon
Posted by Bradley Peniston | July 21st, 2010 | Uncategorized
By TOM KINGTON, FARNBOROUGH, UK – In a bid to stop fighter-seeking nations from thinking they can choose between the Typhoon and the Joint Strike Fighter, officials from Eurofighter are arguing that the JSF is not a fighter at all.
In a briefing given at the Farnborough Air Show, the officials said Lockheed Martin’s JSF was a straightforward strike aircraft, albeit one which would complement the fighter capabilities of the Eurofighter.
The officials argued that the JSF was an Attack Strike aircraft, heir to the A-10 instead of the F-16.
http://defensenews.com/blogs/farnborough/2010/07/21/eurofighter-jsf-would-complement-typhoon/