Sea trials for the F-35B lighting LL Jets on the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour are underway.

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Tw? F-35B Li??tin? II j?ts l?n??? ?????? It?li?n ?i?c???t c???i?? ITS C?v??? (CVH 550) t?is ??t??n??n. T?? ?il?ts ?n? ?i?c???t j?in ? t?st t??m ?? ?????xim?t?l? 180 ???s?nn?l ???m t?? NAS P?x Riv??-??s?? F-35 Int????t?? T?st F??c? (ITF) ?m???k?? ??? ?? t? ???? w??ks ?? s?? t?i?ls. T?? F-35B is t?? s???t t?k?-??? ?n? v??tic?l l?n?in? v??i?nt ?? t?? F-35. M?j. L??m?n ?n? tw? ?t??? ?il?ts ?tt?c??? t? t?? N?v?l Ai? W?????? C?nt?? Ai?c???t Divisi?n (NAWCAD) Ai? T?st ?n? Ev?l??ti?n S??????n Tw? T???? (VX-23) ?t NAS P?x Riv??, will ?l? t?? ITF j?ts ???in? t?? ?li??t t?st.

“O?? t??m ??s t??in?? ?xt?nsiv?l? t? ??????? ??? t?is ???, ?n? I w?s ??n???? t? l?n? ?n? ?? t?? ?i?st tw? j?ts ?????? C?v???,” s?i? F-35B t?st ?il?t U.S. M??in? M?j. B??? L??m?n, t?? ITF t?st t??m ???j?ct ???ic??. “T?? ITF ?l??s ? k?? ??l? in t?? s?i? ?c?i?vin? c???i?? ???li?ic?ti?n in t?? n??? ??t???. All ?? ??? ???? w??k ?l?nnin? ?n? t??inin? will ?ns??? ? s?cc?ss??l s?? t?i?l ?n? ?ltim?t?l? l??? t? It?l? ?c?i?vin? t?? mil?st?n? ?? initi?l ?????tin? c????ilit?.

F-35B Li??tin? II J?ts B??in S?? T?i?ls A????? It?li?n N?v? Ai?c???t C???i??
It?li?n N?v? ?l??s?i?, t?? ?i?c???t c???i?? ITS C?v??? (CVH 550) visit is ???t ?? ? s??i?s ?? ?????ti?ns ?l?n?si?? U.S. milit??? ?ss?ts t? ?tt?in t?? It?li?n N?v?’s “R???? ??? O????ti?ns” c??ti?ic?ti?n t? s???l? l?n? ?n? l??nc? F-35B ?i?c???t. (U.S. N?v? ???t? ?? C??t. C?ssi?? N??m?n)
“It is ? ??m??k??l? ?c?i?v?m?nt ??? ?ll ?? ?s, t????, t? s?? t?? ?i?t?-??n???ti?n ?i??t?? ?i?c???t ?n ??? ?li??t ??ck,” s?i? ITS C?v??? C?mm?n?in? O??ic?? It?li?n N?v? C??t. Gi?nc??l? Ci???in?. “T?is ?????s?nts, in????, ?n ??tst?n?in? s?cc?ss ??t, ?t t?? s?m? tіm?, ? n?w c??ll?n?? ??? t?? ??t??? ?? It?li?n N?v?l Avi?ti?n. E?c? ?n? ?v??? ???ic?? ?n? t?? w??l? c??w ??? v??? ????? t? w??k cl?s?l? wit? t?? F-35 J?int P?????m O??ic? t?st t??m ???in? t??s? s?? t?i?ls, ?n? w? ??? v??? w?ll ???????? t? ?? t?? ???? w??k t? ???i? ITS C?v??? ?n? t?? It?li?n N?v? wit? t?? J?int St?ik? Fi??t??’s ?i?t?-??n???ti?n ?i? c?m??t c????ilit?”

T????’s mil?st?n?, ?? ?i?t?? mili???, w?s t?? l?n?in? ?? t?? F-35Bs ?????? C?v???. Wit? t?? ?il?ts ?n? j?ts ?n ?????, t?? t?st t??m will n?w c?ll?ct ??t? t??t will ?ltim?t?l? l??? t? t?? s?i?’s ???ic??s’ ?n? c??w’s ??ilit? t? s???l? c?n??ct c???i?? ?????ti?ns wit? It?l?’s ?wn F-35s. T?st ?il?ts ?l?w t?? s??ci?ll? inst??m?nt?? U.S. F-35Bs ???m N?v?l Ai? St?ti?n P?t?x?nt Riv?? (NAS P?x Riv??), M???l?n?, t? t?? It?li?n N?v? ?l??s?i?, w?ic? ??t ?n???w?? S?n???, F??????? 28.

F-35B Li??tin? II J?ts B??in S?? T?i?ls A????? It?li?n N?v? Ai?c???t C???i??
M??in? C???s P?x Riv?? F-35 Int????t?? T?st F??c?, ?il?ts ?n F-35B t? c?n??ct ski j?m? ?n? v??tic?l l?n?in?s ?t N?v?l Ai? St?ti?n P?t?x?nt Riv??, M???l?n?, F??. 9, 2021. (U.S. N?v? ???t? ?? C??t. C?ssi?? N??m?n)