Updated F-35 Will Get Maritime Strike Capability
12/20/2018
​​​​​​—John A. TIrpak​
The Block IV version of the F-35 will add a fifth “mission thread†to the four missions it already performs—that of “expanded surface warfareâ€â€”Joint Strike Fighter Program Executive Officer Vice Adm. Mat Winter said in a Wednesd​ay interview with Air Force Magazine.
The Joint Program Office also has endorsed keeping Turkey as an F-35 partner despite concerns about that country buying a Russian-made missile defense system, Winter said. He also confirmed Japan’s expanded order for F-35s and said the Navy is on track to be operational with the C model of the fighter in two months.
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