Former F-35 pilot explains how the US Marine Corps’ version makes China’s ‘carrier killer’ missiles irrelevant
February 09, 2018 Alex Lockie - Business Insider
Recent developments in China’s missile forces threaten to deny US aircraft carriers and the US Navy access to vital warfighting domains, but the Marine’s F-35B concept was designed to shatter those missile forces from the inside out.
The F-35B can land just about anywhere and take off with a fresh load of bombs and fuel, complicating China’s war plan and giving the US a fighting chance.
F-35Bs are getting ready to deploy on small aircraft carriers, where they’ll come face to face with China’s burgeoning navy and missile capabilities for the first time.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2018/02/former-f-35-pilot-explains-how-the-us-marine-corps-version-makes-chinas-carrier-killer-missiles-irrelevant/
