The F-35C Lightning II will provide a low-observable capability to the Carrier Air Wing, while unmanned solutions have been downgraded to performing tanker support as opposed to the strike role, for the time being…
FORCE REPORT | US NAVY CARRIER AIR POWER
THE LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35C carrier variant (CV) first flew on June 6, 2010. In addition to its tail hook and modified landing gear, the aircraft has a larger folding wing than the other two Lightning II models.