The Navy's New Amphibious Assault Ship Is Now Rocking F-35 Stealth Fighters
Kris Osborn
,The National Interest•February 22, 2020
(Washington, D.C.) Launching a massive, fast-paced air assault from the sea, providing close-air support for amphibious assault forces and bringing forward-operating surveillance and networking technology to maritime warfare -- are all part of the changing operational calculus introduced by adding F-35s to maritime attack.
With the goal of refining and preparing for these kinds of emerging maritime combat tactics, a high-tech U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault ship recently completed a deployment mission while armed with as many as 13 F-35s, ushering in a new era in amphibious warfare operations.
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