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Correct. The Marines desired a plane capable of VTOL and when DOD forced the idea of a singular fighter, they said "okay but we need VTOL" (and the other branch
by meritt 12y ago
Correct. The Marines desired a plane capable of VTOL and when DOD forced the idea of a singular fighter, they said "okay but we need VTOL" (and the other branches had their own operational needs), and thus we have this great-at-nothing-horrible-at-everything F-35.
- vonmoltke 12y agoExactly. The Marines did not ruin the F-35. The planners and politics that insisted on a single, joint service aircraft ruined the F-35.