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F-35Cs approach for first landing aboard PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)
Broll package of the first landing of an F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft on a Ford-class aircraft carrier. F-35 test pilots from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), landed F-35C aircraft on PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) in the We
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Broll package of the first landing of an F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft on a Ford-class aircraft carrier. F-35 test pilots from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23), Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD), landed F-35C aircraft on PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) in the Western Atlantic Oct. 13, 2026. A Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force (ITF) team detached to the ship is conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing (ACT) with the specially instrumented carrier variant of the stealth jet. ACT assesses the operational capabilities of the ship's aircraft launch and recovery equipment with U.S. Navy aircraft.
Attribution: Source: DVIDS Hub — U.S. Department of Defense public-affairs media
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