VIDEO: F-35C Lands on New Navy Aircraft Carrier Class for First Time

A fifth-generation fighter landed on the Navy’s new class of aircraft carriers for the first time on Tuesday. An F-35C Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II trapped on the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), according to U.S. Navy video and imagery. The “Salty Dogs” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 also launched an F-35C off the carrier for the first time. The benchmark comes after the Navy took partial acceptance of the carrier last month, USNI News reported. JFK, which has faced years

Source: USNI News