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ORAC
If the proposed cuts go through, the Air Force would buy 42 F-35As; the Marine Corps would buy 16 F-35Bs, and the Navy would buy just 11 F-35Cs. However, sources cautioned that those numbers stem from leaked documents that may not be the final word on what the Pentagon will submit in its 2025 budget proposal next month.
I'm still surprised about the Navy's Reluctance with the F-35. Compared to F-18 it would give them a massively more survivable and superior Combat Aircraft in both A2G and A2A. Plus the Navy may in the first phase easily be on its own in a combat. And they heavily rely on Aircraft to project power. Whereas for the Marines who seem much happier to move to the F-35 the Aircraft are more 'Icing on the cake'.
Can anyone shed some light on this?