Story by Michael Land | F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF | 11.09.2023
A third phase of F-35 Lightning II developmental test (DT-3) flight trials aboard U.K. Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers concluded over the weekend when two short takeoff vertical landing (STOVL) test jets launched from the HMS Prince of Wales (R09) ski jump following almost four weeks of flight test off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States....
Story by Michael Land | F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF | 10.30.2023
An F-35 Lightning II test pilot performed the first night shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) aboard HMS Prince of Wales (R09), the U.K.’s newest aircraft carrier, in Atlantic waters off the U.S. Eastern Seaboard just after 9 p.m. Oct. 29, 2023....
Story by Michael Land | F-35 Lightning II Pax River ITF | 10.26.2023
WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2023) — The autumn mix of red, brown, yellow, and green reflective and life preserver vests are muted under still dim hangar lights as two separate teams unstrap and unchain the Wildcat HMA Mk2 maritime attack helicopter, with its next-gen versatility, and the F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft, with its 5th gen capabilities, before moving the aircraft to......
