INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Instead of protesting the award, Taiclet said at the time the company would focus on developing an F-35 that offered 80 percent of the
offering into the F-35, such as new radar and infrared-absorbing stealth coatings, new electronic warfare systems, networking improvements
an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, from the flight deck of the forward-deployed
amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, May 25, 2025
Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sam McNeely)Source: Breaking Defense
