Six Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters landed on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) on Monday to begin the first shipboard phase of operational testing. Over the ...

attached to the F-35B detachment of the “Flying Tigers” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinforced), lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp, flagship of ...

The F-35B Joint Strike Fighter is deploying for the ... Squadron 121 on Monday arrived on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp for patrols in the region, according to an announcement from the ...

It’s just been put to sea for the first time on an operational mission aboard the US Marine amphibious assault carrier USS Wasp. It’s carrying the F-35B variant. It’s a true test of the ...

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp pulled into Pearl Harbor today for a port visit on its way to Japan and the introduction of an F-35B ship-based joint strike fighter capability in the highly ...

Amphibious assault ship USS America’s (LHA-6) deck crew is gearing up for F-35B Joint Strike Fighter testing ... with the Thermion coating than does Wasp, which has increased operational ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — An F-35B is officially aboard the assault ship USS Wasp, launching a new era of increased Navy-Marine capabilities. The landing marks the first time the aircraft has ...

The F-35B above the USS Wasp (Photo: Lockheed Martin) The F-35B (Image - www.jsf.mil) While vertical landings made so famous by the Harrier Jump Jet (the F35B will replace Marine AV-8B Harriers ...

Two F-35B test aircraft aboard the USS Wasp at sunset of the first day of F-35B Developmental Test Phase Two, Aug. 12, 2013. A United Kingdom Royal Air Force test pilot takes off from the USS Wasp ...

Butler was on board the Wasp with a number of other reporters for the F-35B's first-ever operational test, which marks the first time actual Marines, rather than test overseers, were at the controls.

Last week, the Navy and Marines put on a PR show for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, bringing a host of reporters aboard the USS Wasp to watch F-35Bs perform short take-offs and vertical landings ...

It’s just been put to sea for the first time on an operational mission aboard the US Marine amphibious assault carrier USS Wasp. It’s carrying the F-35B variant. It’s a true test of the ...