The US Army wants the F-35 to support its ground troops with Close Air Support
By Kris Osborn - Warrior Maven
The US Army wants the F-35 to support its ground troops.
It’s that simple. We hear volumes of information about the Marine Corps vertical-take-off-and-landing F-35B, Navy carrier-launched F-35C and Air Force F-35A - but what does the Army think of the emerging Joint Strike Fighter?
Does the Army think the 5th-Gen stealth fighter would bring substantial value to targeting and attacking enemy ground forces in close proximity to advancing infantry? What kind of Close Air Support could it bring to high-risk, high-casualty ground war?
https://defensemaven.io/warriormaven/air/the-us-army-wants-the-f-35-for-close-air-support-Pf5miV7yF0eD2QtsL2lrLA/
