Top USMC Aviator Says Mattis Review Will ‘Validate’ F-35

Credit: F-18s and F-35s: U.S. Navy
Days after Secretary of Defense James Mattis directed his deputy to consider the F/A-18 Super Hornet as a possible alternative to the F-35, the U.S. Marine Corps’ top aviator said he believes a side-by-side review of the two aircraft will validate the need for the fifth-generation Joint Strike...

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