GK
Wouldn't be too sure about those Marine jets if I were you.
If you believe Ms Rosy Scenario, LockMart's accountant, the F-35A costs about as much as a Super Hornet.
F-35C cost has consistently been cited as 20-some per cent more than the A.
The B costs more than the C to buy and, according to UKG, 25 per cent more to operate.
The question about the Navy's army needing its own air force is getting asked.