
The Marine Corps plans to shift some of its planned future F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft into the F-35C carrier variant, according to the service’s latest Aviation Plan. The Marine Corps’ 2025 Aviation Plan noted that while it is not changing the total number of F-35s in its planned procurement (420 aircraft), it is changing several squadrons. “Per the TACAIR Transition plan, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA) and VMFA-323, VMFA-112, and VMFA-134 will now transition as…