Meaning of F-35C | Babel Free

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A carrier-based variant of the F-35.

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“According to the fiscal 2017 Department of Defense budget released earlier this year, the Pentagon planned to spend⟳ $10.1 billion for F-35s -- 43 F-35As for the Air Force⟳, 16 F-35Bs for the Marine Corps and 4 F-35Cs for the Navy.”

““We are aware that there has been an unauthorized release⟳ of video footage from flight deck cameras onboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) of the F-35C Lightning II crash⟳ that occurred Jan. 24, in the South China Sea. There is an ongoing investigation into both the crash⟳ and the unauthorized release⟳ of the shipboard video footage,” Cmdr. Zach Harrell, spokesperson for Commander, Naval Air Forces, said in an email.”

“The US Air Force⟳ has 383 F-35As in its fleet, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The F-35A is one of the three versions of the US military’s stealth fighter. The Marine Corps flies the F-35B – a short take-off, vertical landing aircraft – and the Navy flies the F-35C, designed for aircraft carrier operations.”

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