The much delayed F-35 could finally be put into combat for the first time in 2018, it has been revealed.  

The F35-B, which can take off and land vertically on an amphibious assault ship, is expected to deploy with two Marine expeditionary units to the Pacific and Central Command theaters in the spring and summer, officials said.

It comes ten years after the much delayed and overbudget plane took its first flight. 

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The F35-B, which can take off and افضل ستور في الرياض ستور الرياض land vertically on an amphibious assault ship, is expected to deploy with two Marine expeditionary units to the Pacific and Central Command theaters in the spring and summer, officials said.