SDD nears completion with 2K catapult

UNITED STATES

03.19.2018

Courtesy Photo

F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF   

Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Tabert, F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force test pilot, takes CF-5, a Navy F-35 variant, on one of the last system development and design tests with a 2,000 pound external weapons catapult March 19 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
The F-35C is a carrier variant designed for the U.S. Navy as a first-day-of-war, survivable strike fighter complement to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
U. S. Navy photo by Arnel Parker

• Date Taken: 03.19.2018
• Date Posted: 03.20.2018 15:35
• Photo ID: 4232732
• VIRIN: 180319-N-ZZ999-0014
• Resolution: 3600x2400
• Size: 4.44 MB
• Location: US