Posted on 01/25/2021 6:36:57 AM PST by Onthebrink
In February 2021, the Italian Navy’s aircraft carrier Cavour will begin qualification with the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) of the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. The carrier recently completed its maintenance and modernization efforts required to accommodate and operate the F-35B. The carrier, the flagship of the Marina Militare (Italian Navy) will reach Naval Station Norfolk in mid-February to start the F-35B qualification, which is expected to take around six weeks.
Similar in size to the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A variant, the F-35B sacrifices about a third of the fuel volume to accommodate its shaft-driven lift fan (SDLF), which allows it to land vertically like a helicopter and take-off from very short runways.
(Excerpt) Read more at 19fortyfive.com ...
In before the chicoms have a fliable, combat ready knock off...
They’ll pay Biden and company well for the tech, no doubt.
Though pennies on the dollar for actual development costs.
“In before the chicoms have a fliable, combat ready knock off...”
Beat me to it, I was going to post: Does master Xi have the plans yet?
A) this is another junk article with perhaps an ounce of truth or reality included for no charge;
B) Why are you pimping your blog - just reprint the whole thing;
C) At the very beat and is a stretch the F-35 is only sort of stealthy;
D) The F-22 beats it hands down for stealth;
E) Many more of your blog fake military articles will get you kicked
‘19FortyFive’ is rivaling ‘Am Shooting Journal’ for crap content.
Thanks for the post.
Slow Joe and his son are still negotiating the price...
In the final analysis the fate of America will depend on the courage, ingenuity, and creativity of those patriotic, decent citizens who will rise to the challenge. Military technology will be forever evolving. However in the hands of the rigid, it almost never decides the outcome.
The “articles” on this blog must take all of ten minutes to write. Every one of them is a vapid rehash of prior stories with nothing new at all to add to the discussion. It is one of the worst junk blogs out there.
And then again, it just might not be...
The F-35B Just Might Be The Best Stealth Fighter Ever
Best joke I’ve heard in awhile. Thanks for the upbeat humor.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=stealth
There seems to be several articles in recent days praising the F-35. Putting lipstick on a pig?
Best = Most expensive = Most profits for the M-I complex?
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