The F-35 program has a big problem in not being mission-ready enough of the time, and the problem is getting worse with the F-35B.

Credit: Andrew McMurtrie/Lockheed Martin The U.S. Marine Corps will deepen ... During fiscal 2032-35, the Marines plan to expand all combat-coded F-35B squadrons to 12 aircraft each, adding ...

(3rd Marine Aircraft Wing) The US Marine Corps (USMC) released its 2025 Marine ... In addition, many USMC F-35 squadrons are to receive additional aircraft. Most USMC squadrons each have 10 ...

An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot became disoriented before ejecting amid a heavy rainstorm, sending the jet ...

Currently, all but two operational F-35 squadrons are allowed to be equipped with 10 aircraft, with the other two, both based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, being allowed 12 aircraft each ...

“Per the TACAIR Transition plan, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA ... that “We support the U.S. Marine Corps’ decision to adjust to an F-35 fleet configuration that best allows ...

The plan also formalizes a strategic shift in the Marine Corps’ procurement of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ... A new approach that disperses aviation squadrons, logistics hubs, and ...

During the past month of January, the document titled Aviation Plan (AVPLAN) of the U.S. Marine Corps was published ... 25 new maintenance technicians per squadron) and in 2030 for the actual increase ...

The decision to buy more F-35Cs suggests a “greater prioritization of carrier-based operations”, and a desire to fast-track ...