BL-4 is the fourth Italian F-35B, the third STOVL aircraft destined to the Italian Navy. On Jun. 14, 2021, the F-35B BL-4, the fourth STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft assembled in ...

The certification, from the U.S. Defense Department's F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, is a statement of qualification for Pratt & Whitney's F135 STOVL system, critical in the development ...

The Kaga is in the process of being converted into a light aircraft carrier, capable of launching and recovering the STOVL variant of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II. Japan's Maritime Self ...

These aircraft would be required to not only show off their combat prowess but also their low-speed, carrier-approach handling, and STOVL (short takeoff, vertical landing) capabilities ...

Italian Air Force Takes Delivery Of Its First F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing)-model of the Joint Strike Fighter. Based on a photograph that has circulated on social ...

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program continues to rack up the milestones with the F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant breaking the sound barrier for the first time.

The truth is that 84 percent of all F-35s built – the A and the C models – will have to pay the extremely high price of including STOVL capability into the Joint Strike Fighter initial design ...

The Soviet Union’s four Kiev-class aircraft carriers, built in the 1970s, are largely regarded as a failed attempt to match ...

As one of the few fifth-generation fighter jets, the F-35 Lightning II is widely considered a highly advanced jet because of its stealth, multi-role capability, and sensor functionality.

Indeed, several helicopter carriers do carry aircraft capable of VTOL or short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL). A helicopter carrier is, as the name implies, a vessel that carries helicopters.

With each review the problem was becoming more evident: The F-35B STOVL fighter was nearly 3,000 pounds over its projected weight. Lockheed declared April 7 “Stand Down Day,” using a military ...

One day before the House Armed Services Committee holds a major hearing on the F-35 program, the Navy and Marines unveiled a memo committing them to buying both the carrier and STOVL versions of ...