Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), said on Apr. 4 that the F-35C has seen a "significant improvement" in mission capable and availability rates over the last year. The C is the carrier variant of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter. “Our target number of aircraft is 38. This morning, we had 36, ” he said in a brief interview after his participation in a NAVAIR forum at the U.S. Navy League's Sea-Air-Space conference…
