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Marines Plan To Shift Some Future F-35Bs To More F-35Cs

Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

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Marines Plan To Shift Some Future F-35Bs To More F-35Cs

A Marine Corps F-35B lands on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1),. (Photo: U.S. Navy )

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…

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