Aircraft
Navy's FA-XX Discussion Includes Modifying F-35C
Modifying the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter is part of what the U.S. Navy wants to discuss with contractors in a series of “technical interchange meetings."
The U.S. Navy plans to declare the F-35C operational in 2018. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
The U.S. Navy plans to declare the F-35C operational in 2018. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Modifying the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter is part of what the U.S. Navy wants to discuss with contractors in a series of “technical interchange meetings” before it develops an analysis of alternatives (AoA) for a future carrier-based strike fighter.