U.S. Navy, Marine Corps Want Steady F-35 Production, Increased MQ-25s

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B takes off from Nellis AFB, Nevada, in February.

Credit: Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps want to maintain production of the Lockheed Martin F-35B and F-35C at a steady rate over the next five years and end KC-130J production after 2024, while not requesting any F/A-18E/Fs, E-2Ds or V-22s, according to the fiscal 2024 budget request. The Department of the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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