F-4 Phantom II was developed for as naval fighter and there were relatively minor changes to make it suitable for other services. F-35 Ligthning II tried to merge three aircraft requirements to one airframe which is completely different thing.
So what to do then? I would scrap current F-35 program and use already researched technology for fresh start. I would drop Marine's F-35B S/VTOL variant completely. I would build naval fighter version and cram that down the throats of other services (just like with F-4). Its not perferct solution nor cheap but in long term I think it as better option than current incarnation of F-35.
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