F-35B Lightning IIs need protection from ... lightning
By: Neil Fotre  
The Marine Corps announced a plan to buy 14 lighting rods from LBA Technology Inc. for use at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan on Aug. 8, the War Zone first reported.
To add more incremental costs to the F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps is having to invest in portable lighting rods to help protect the aircraft while it is parked on the tarmac.
According to a Marine Corps justification memorandum, “The F-35B as a composite type aircraft does not provide inherent passive lightning protection.â€
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/08/30/f-35b-lightning-iis-need-protection-from-lightning/
