Originally Posted by
Asturias56
I though the real issue with the ship-bourne F-35 is lack of range - the knock-on effect being you need to move the CVN's closer into land......
If that was the case, there would be a push for drop tanks in block 3. There are 2x 5,000 lb wet points,
Also the USN uses A2A tanker and buddy refueling. It is also going to continue to fly with the fa-18's, which block III with CFT. Will put it on a similar mission radius as the f-35c on internal fuel.