2018 November 29, Brad Lendon and Zachary Cohen, “Japan preparing to put US-designed stealth jets on an ‘aircraft carrier’”, inCNN[1]:
Carl Schuster, a former US Navy captain and now Hawaii Pacific University professor, said theF-35Bs on a Japanese warship “add a new dimension” and “a deterrent factor” to the security situation in the Pacific.
2025 April 10, Brad Lendon, “‘Frankenjet’ stealth fighter made from two wrecked warplanes joins US Air Force fleet”, inCNN[2]:
The US Air Force has 383 F-35As in its fleet, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The F-35A is one of the three versions of the US military’s stealth fighter. The Marine Corps flies theF-35B – a short take-off, vertical landing aircraft – and the Navy flies the F-35C, designed for aircraft carrier operations.
