U.S. Navy could be taking delivery of just 12 F-35Cs a year in worse case scenario

The U.S. Navy is bracing itself for the possibility of buying just 12 F-35Cs a year in the 2020s stemming from budget shortfalls and competing requirements.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Naval Air Forces commander Vice Adm Mike Shoemaker showed the figure during a speech at Centre for Strategic and International Studies.

Source: U.S. Navy could be taking delivery of just 12 F-35Cs a year in worse case scenario