F-35C
Credit: U.S. Navy
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes a major increase in F-35 procurement and spares after last year’s reduction, and the department is betting the funding can speed up fielding the long-awaited Block 4 upgrade. The request seeks to procure 85 of the Lockheed Martin fighters—38 F-35As...
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