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INDOPACOM Nominee Does Not Specifically Defend F-35, But Says Fifth and Sixth Generation Planes Needed

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INDOPACOM Nominee Does Not Specifically Defend F-35, But Says Fifth and Sixth Generation Planes Needed
An F-35A Lightning II lands while an F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares for takeoff, Dec. 15, 2020, at Luke AFB, Ariz. Luke AFB has graduated more than 61,000 fighter pilots since 1941 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. John Aquilino, who has piloted F/A-18 and F-14 fighters, did not specifically defend the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 during his confirmation hearing to head U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on March 23, though he did say that fifth generation and sixth generation aircraft are needed to deter China. "As a fighter pilot, kind of explain why the F-35, as a fifth generation fighter, is so critical to deterring,…

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