The total number of F-35s remains unchanged, but the balance between STOVL F-35Bs and CATOBAR F-35Cs has swung dramatically in the favor of carrier-based F-35Cs.
Making its Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) debut, the USS Carl Vinson’s CVW-2 Advanced Air Wing is bringing unmatched capabilities to the front lines of U.S. Naval Aviation in a way not seen since the Cold War.
The U.S. Navy announced that F-35C Lightning II aircraft and CMV-22B Osprey aircraft will forward deploy to Iwakuni, Japan.
U.S. 7th Fleet’s Task Force (CTF) 75 and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) successfully retrieved the F-35C Lightning II aircraft which crashed earlier this year in the South China Sea, March 2.
An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) departed San Diego Bay with Carrier Air Wing Nine aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as the first Marine squadron to deploy the F-35C on an aircraft carrier.
Naval News reached out to the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office in December 2021 for an update on the F-35 and how the U.S. Defense Department views the latest developments in peer nations…
The U.S. Navy and Boeing have used the MQ-25TM T1 test asset to refuel a U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jet for the first time, once again demonstrating the aircraft’s ability to achieve its primary aerial refueling mission.
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group made history earlier this month when it deployed from San Diego, Aug. 2: It marked the first time that a U.S. Navy carrier deployed with the CMV-22B Osprey and F-35C Lightning II aircraft.
The “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 and members of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 successfully delivered an F-35C power module aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U. S. Navy’s first, at-sea replenishment for this component.
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