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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 generation fighter aircraft and Italy’s aircraft carrier, on Mar. 1, 2021.
The aircraft, piloted by F-35B test pilot U.S. Marine Maj. Brad Leeman, the ITF test team project officer, and two other pilots attached to the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) VX-23 will fly the ITF jets during the four-week trials, that along with certifying the carrier “Ready for Operations” with the new jet, represent an important step towards declaring the Initial Operation Capability (IOC) o
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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 conduct carrier operations with Italy s 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 March 1, 2021.
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