Lockheed Martin F-35Cs will make up a larger portion of the U.S. Marine Corps aviation fleet under the latest long-term fleet plan.
Credit: Andrew McMurtrie/Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Marine Corps will deepen a long-term shift in its fighter fleet mix away from the prized short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 in favor of closer integration with the U.S. Navy’s carrier air wings. The 2025 Marine Aviation Plan released on Feb. 3 converts...
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