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The Navy has a new CMV-22B Osprey coming into service very soon. It's a VTOL aircraft with long range which makes it perfect for its designated mission.

Three interesting videos of the VX-23 F-35Bs landing aboard ITS Cavour aircraft carrier have just been released. Two specially-instrumented U.S. F-35Bs belonging to VX-23 (Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23) from Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, have landed aboard the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) flagship, ITS Cavour (CVH 550), to carry out the sea trials that will verify the compatibility between the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) variant of the 5th gener...

The Italian Navy has just released the first shots of the VX-23 F-35B aboard ITS Cavour. At least one, sports a new "sea trials" tail marking.

F-35Bs with special instruments are testing whether the advanced jet can operate on the Italian navy flagship insider@insider.com (David Cenciotti) © US Navy/Capt. Cassidy Norman Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, February 13, 2021. US Navy/Capt. Cassidy Norman Two US F-35Bs have landed on the Italian Navy aircraft carrier Cavour. In the coming weeks, the pilots and test team will collect data to certify that the ship can cond...

US Navy/Capt. Cassidy Norman Two US F-35Bs have landed on the Italian Navy aircraft carrier Cavour. In the coming weeks, the pilots and test team will collect data to certify that the ship can conduct carrier operations with Italys own F-35s. Two specially instrumented US F-35Bs from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), Maryland, landed aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour, off the US East Coast, on ...

Italian Navy Cavour Aircraft Carrier Arrived At Naval Station Norfolk In Preparation For The F-35B Certification Italian Navy Cavour Aircraft Carrier Arrived At Naval Station Norfolk In Preparation For The F-35B Certification U.S. Sailors, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), greet the Italian Navy flagship, aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), as it arrives at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2021. The Cavour’s visit is part of a series of operations alon...

HAL bags largest-ever indigenous defence procurement deal, but real test lies in honouring delivery schedule If the companys track record is anything to go by, the speed of the project and not the capacity to manufacture LCA should raise concerns FP Staff January 15, 2021 10:33:32 IST File image of LCA Tejas. Image credits: HAL website/ANI In a major decision aimed at boos...