Strike Fighter Squadron 101 Receives Navy's First F - 35c lighting ii carrier - Variant aircraft
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STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 101 RECEIVED THE NAVY'S FIRST F-35 CHARLIE LIGHTNING 2 CARRIER VARIANT
AIRCRAFT JUNE 22ND.
THE F-35 CHARLIE WILL ENHANCE THE FLEXIBILITY, AND STRIKE CAPABILITIES OF CARRIER AIR WINGS
AND WILL COMPLEMENT THE CAPABILITIES OF THE F/A-18E/F SUPER HORNET, WHICH CURRENTLY SERVES
AS THE NAVY'S PREMIER STRIKE FIGHTER.
"THE F-35 OFFERS THE NAVY THAT FIFTH GENERATION STRIKE FIGHTER THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED TO
INTERGRATE INTO THE CARRIER STRIKE GROUP SO IT'LL GIVE US THAT DAY ONE CAPABILITY AND
REALLY JUST BRING US THE NEXT LEVEL WITH THE MARINES AND AIR FORCE AS WELL."
F-35C HAS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY THAT GIVES THE PILOT REAL-TIME ACCESS TO BATTLE SPACE INFORMATION.
DATA COLLECTED BY F-35 SENSORS CAN BE IMMEDIATELY SHARED WITH COMMANDERS AT SEA, IN THE AIR
OR ON THE GROUND, PROVIDING AN INSTANT VIEW OF ONGOING OPERATIONS.
FROM DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY, I'M PETTY OFFICER SHANNON BURNS.
