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The Marines are ready to take delivery of the F-35 this year, as-is, Gov Exec reports on comments by Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the F-35 program manger.

Essential, 480-gallon external tanks tucked under the wings of some F/A-18 models, the Super Hornet fighter and the Growler jamming aircraft are incompatible with the Navyโ€™s newest carrierโ€™s electromagnetic launch system, reports Bloomberg, citing a report issued last September by the Naval Air Systems Command.

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