External carriage for a stealthy platform usually negates the majority of the stealth advantage, but in order to add flexibility to the force, the plane needs to be able to carry whatever, wherever. One interesting item in the story at the link below relates to the significant changes that have to be made to the carrier to deal with the F-35. I also found the pictures to be a bit confusing. I'm no expert at how the plane has evolved during development, but the lift fan housing I would have expected to see on C-models was nowhere to be found. Are these C-models, or just stock shots of F-35s?
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-f-35c-begins-second-round-of-sea-trials-as-417412/
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