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All very pertinent points, but the ConOps for the F-35B still seem ridiculous.
Given your proximity to the programme, a genuine question.
When will the USMC need the capability to go after double digit SAMs from LPDs or rough strips without a CVN turning up? It seems so improbable that I just can't see how (politics aside) the USMC can justify F-35B instead of bashing out some new Harrier II+ or flying F-35Cs off the CVNs.
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