F-35 Sustainment Costs Still Too High, USMC Boss Says

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C lands at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, in September 2024.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
Maintenance costs for the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B and F-35C fleets continue to be too high, and the service’s top officer is calling on the Pentagon to acquire more data rights to be able to get around spare parts issues limiting the fleet. U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith, speaking to...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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