which is a Short Take-off, Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft; and the F-35C, which is designed for carrier operations.

The aircraft comes in three versions: the F-35A, the conventional take-off and landing version; the F-35B, which is a STOVL aircraft; and the F-35C, which is designed for carrier operations.

and the F-35C by the Navy, which Marines also fly. The Marine's F-35B was the very first supersonic, radar-evading stealth fighter to possess short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) capabilities ...

and F-35C. The F-35A is the conventional version of the aircraft that operates from traditional runways. The F-35B is the Short Take-Off, Vertical Landing (STOVL) iteration, which can land and ...

The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. Navy’s first ... Final assembly of the F-35 will take place at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Fort Worth, Texas. Northrop Grumman Corporation in ...

The CAS announced that the U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II Demo Team will join the list of scheduled performers at the air show that will take place Friday, Aug. 22 through Sunday, Aug. 24 at ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II Demonstration Team will perform at the Columbus Air Show this August at Rickenbacker International Airport. The demo team will join a lineup of ...

the short-take-off-and-vertical-landing (STOVL) version of the aircraft, the company announced on 4 March. This follows the September 2024 flight of an F-35C carrying the munition. What the ...

Detachments may also be completed by USMC F-35C units, though these are primarily intended to deploy with U.S. Navy carrier strike groups. Notably, the Marine Corps did not buy into the F/A-18E/F ...

following the first test on the F-35C in September 2024. Lockheed Martin announced on Mar. 4, 2025, that it has tested, together with the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF), an initial ...