USAF, Marines Want Swifter F-35 Weapons Upgrade

Credit: Lockheed Martin’s F-35A can carry up to 18,000 lb. of ordnance on 10 weapon stations and is being fielded initially with based satellite- and laser-guided bombs for ground attacks: U.S. Air Force
With their first Lockheed Martin F-35 squadrons now declared ready for combat, the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps want to speed up the introduction of agile weapons capable of striking fast-moving targets. By the time the F-35 Block 3F configuration exits the system development and demonstration...

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