House authorizers are concerned the Navy's amphibious ships may act as a limiting factor for the Marine Corps to leverage the full capability of the Joint Strike Fighter. The amphibious ship fleet has a significant command, control, communications, computers and intelligence gap. For example, the ships are challenged to provide Link 16, which is the main waveform used on the F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing variant, according to a committee aide. In the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee mark of...
