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Originally Posted by Dago
Well, if the F-35 is a good enough air superiority fighter for the Navy's ability to project and sustain operations in denied airspace, and protect the fleet, then i'd say it's a good enough "Air Superiority fighter" for the Air force as well.
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First, the F-35C is substantially different from the USAF's F-35A. Second, the F-35C is not and never was intended for fleet air defense. That is a shared obligation of the AEGIS CGs and DDGs and the F/A-18F.
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As we all know, usually the Navy, not the Air Force, is usually the first to be called upon and placed in the hot spots of remote areas around the globe, and subsequently tasked with projecting as well as confronting denied airspace to assure no such challenges exist, and if need be, eliminated. Especially, in time critical, surgical strikes.
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Sometimes, but not usually or all the time. There is a reason for the
Military Professional title.