Sailors direct an F-35C Lightning II assigned to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 on the flight deck of the carrier Carl Vinson. (MC3 Ethan Soto/U.S. Navy)
USNI News: Nimitz and Ford Carriers Need Upgrades to Deploy With F-35Cs
Currently, the Navy does not have an aircraft carrier — either Ford-class or Nimitz-class — that can support the service’s most advanced fighters for a full deployment, service officials told USNI News on Thursday.
Earlier this week, lawmakers expressed their frustration with the Navy for accepting delivery of Ford-class carriers before they can accommodate deploying with F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, while considering the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. But the Navy currently doesn’t have a Nimitz-class carrier that can deploy with F-35Cs either.
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More News On Reports That The F-35C Cannot Be Deployed With The Current Aircraft Carrier Fleet
Navy's F-35C Stealth Fighters Won't Fly From Troubled New Ford Class Carriers For Years -- Warzone/The Drive
New U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Can't Launch F-35s Until 2027: Report -- National Interest/War Is Boring
Congress Fumes as US' New Supercarriers Unable to Carry Lockheed's $1.5 Trln Jet -- Sputnik
WNU Editor: WTF!!!!!! The US Navy only announced 3 months ago that the F-35C was combat ready .... U.S. Navy's F-35 Version Is Now Ready For Combat (March 1, 2019), but (of course) there was no mention that they cannot be deployed. And as for the new Ford Class Carriers not being able to launch F-35Cs until 2027 .... no wonder President Trump wants to scrap the current system and replace it with steam.
4 comments:
Why launch an f35? Can't it lift off vertically and doesn't that defeat the need of current launch systems?
The VSTOL version of the F-35 is the F-35B. Yes it launches without catapult, but carries half the ordinance and fuel. The F-35C has a much broader span and heavier landing gear than either the F-35A or F-35B.
The magnetic catapults should be scrapped. Fragile, complex, expensive and very difficult to repair at sea. Damage control under combat conditions will be impossible with these automated systems. Better the man-intensive steam cats with the proper number of sailors trained to operate and repair them.
burger engineering!
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