But surely one lesson from the F-35 is that sometimes having specialised equipme...

lmm · on June 30, 2015

Sometimes? Sure. But just letting each branch do what they want isn't the right way either.

JupiterMoon · on June 30, 2015

Of course. Yes I realise that my post might have seemed like that. There should clearly be a joint strategy.

However, as I understand it the US Army currently can't have fixed wing planes (although they can have helicopters) yet are the ones that need close air support and also understand what is needed from it best.