صرحت المارينز أن ميعاد الجاهزيه القتاليه المبدئيه ذات الاقلاع القصير والهبوط العمودى ستكون تقريبا بحلول ديسمبر 2015.وصرحت القوات الجويه أن ميعاد الجاهزيه القتاليه المبدئيه للطائره F-35 B ذات الاقلاع والهبوط التقليدى ستكون بحلول ديسمبر 2016.
The Marine Corps said that it will achieve IOC, or initial combat readiness, of the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (Stovl) variant by December 2015. The Air Force declared IOC for the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant in December 2016. The Navy will reach IOC of the F-35C carrier variant in February 2019.
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The Marine Corps said that it will achieve IOC, or initial combat readiness, of the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (Stovl) variant by December 2015. The Air Force declared IOC for the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variant in December 2016. The Navy will reach IOC of the F-35C carrier variant in February 2019.
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U.S. Services Declare F-35 Operational Capability Dates | Aviation International News