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Why the F-35B’s rolling vertical landing matters

An F-35B conducts its first rolling vertical landing aboard HMS Prince of Wales. This landing technique expands operational flexibility for short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft. The footage ...
Aviation Week

F-35B Achieves First Vertical Landing

The multinational Lockheed Martin F-35 achieved its first vertical landing March 18, a major step forward for the struggling stealthy single-engine fighter’s test program. The vertical landing took ...
AOL

British F-35 stealth jet makes emergency landing in Japan after mid-air malfunction

A British F-35B Lightning stealth fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan on Sunday after developing a technical fault. The £88m aircraft, one of the world’s most advanced combat ...
Aviation Week

JSF Notches First F-35B Free Hover

HOVERING: Lockheed Martin’s first F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (Stovl) aircraft demonstrated the capability to hover freely March 17 during a test flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent ...
The National Interest

Déjà Vu: Another British F-35 Just Made an Emergency Landing in Japan

The incident in Japan follows a similar episode in June, when a British F-35 Lightning II made an emergency landing in India—and was stranded there for several weeks. Only weeks after a Royal Navy ...