Just a few days ago, we showed you a video of the F-35C's first carrier landing ... but also complete its first catapult-assisted takeoff and perform a touch-and-go, which is probably the ...

Lockheed Martin announced the recent delivery of the 100th F-35C Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jet, marking a new milestone for the program after the delivery of the 1000th F-35 earlier this ...

The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S ... making it suitable for catapult launches and fly-in arrestments aboard naval aircraft carriers. Its wingtips fold to allow for more room on the deck on ...

The US Navy's variant of the F-35 Lightning II has completed its first successful landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier. The test was conducted yesterday, as an F-35C snagged one of the four ...

Navy F-35s must withstand the harsh conditions of catapult launches and arrested landings on aircraft carriers, meaning that the F-35C is built with a much sturdier undercarriage than its Air ...

The Pentagon has established a "red team" to address considerable shortcomings with the F-35C, the carrier ... nose gear during catapult-assisted takeoffs from aircraft carriers, Inside Defense ...

As we reported in detail back then, the delivery of the first CV (Carrier Variant) Lightning, made VMFA-251 the first U.S. Marine Corps’ East Coast operational F-35C squadron. Contents Take a ...

The US Marine Corps made a significant milestone by launching the first combat air strikes using the F-35C Lightning II aircraft on November 9 and 10. The operation was carried out by the Marine ...

TASS/. The US is deploying its multirole carrier-based F-35C Lightning II fighter jets in Japan to counter China’s People’s Liberation Army in the region, Japan’s Nikkei Asia reports.