Cherry Point says the project offers space and aircraft bays to support the increasing F-35 modification workload.

The Class A mishap, the Marine Corps’s third this year, is currently under investigation, Military.com reports. The Marine Corps’s F-35 variant currently costs just over $100 million per aircraft.

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The US Marine Corps' F-35B fired its gun pod for the first time while flying. With 220-rounds of 25 mm firepower, the F-35 with the gun pod is a powerful asset for close air support. More from ...