Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

FighterJock said:
I would think that the best idea for the US Marine Corp would be to develop a brand new VSTOL fighter all on their own seperate from any other program kqcke for you, though I do wonder where that would leave the RAF/RN? I suppose that they could always join in especially when they developed the advanced Harrier AV-8B and GR-7/9 together.
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That is clearly a non starter from a money point of view. Moreover, what shortcomings does the F-35B have in USMC service?

IMO it would behoove the USAF to also adopt the B version, if they intend to fight in the first island chain.
 
The Air Force would probably pay for Marine F-35B's before they buy their own. They aren't organizationally flexible enough to actually take advantage of forward basing, and it just adds another training and supply chain to incorporate. If they had oodles of new money to develop those concepts, then sure, it makes some sense. They don't and, barring major changes, won't.

Not sure the Marine plan of trying to play a shell game with FARBs and a $90m stealth fighter is a great plan anyway, but I do not see the Air Force having an appetite for funding it.
 

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