The F-35 Lightning II isn't the first jet with hovering capabilities the military has used, but it does accomplish this ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maj. Brendan M. Walsh flew the hour-long mission in which the aircraft remained in the STOVL configuration for the entire flight. The aircraft flew pattern procedures around the base before ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 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 ...

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 ...