Put the Joint Back in the Joint Strike Fighter: Why the USAF Should Not Purchase the F-35B
Nathan E. Smith
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Put the Joint Back in the Joint Strike Fighter: Why the USAF Should Not Purchase the F-35B

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Short Takeoff Vertical Land (STOVL) technology existed for high-performance aircraft since the late 1960s, but the United States Air Force (USAF) elected not to acquire a STOVL fighter despite the United States Marine Corp (USMC) and coalition partners such as Great Britain and Italy investing in such fighters. The former Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) stated the USAF is interested in acquiring a STOVL variant (designated as the F-35B) of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in addition to the F-35A, the USAF JSF variant.1 To date, the current CSAF has not reversed this decision but this may...