This short video quickly explains what IOC is and what the F-35A needs to become a deployable fighter jet in today’s wars.
“I am proud to announce this powerful new weapons system has achieved initial combat capability (IOC),” Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle said in a statement. “The F-35A will be the most dominant aircraft in our inventory, because it can go where our legacy aircraft cannot and provide the capabilities our commanders need on the modern battlefield.”
