F-35B Lightning tested on USS Wasp

摘要

Two F-35B Lightning Ⅱ jets touched down aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) in early August, kicking off a programme of Development Testing Ⅱ (DT-Ⅱ) in which sailors on the Wasp and Integrated Test Force (ITF) team members tested and further validated the F-35B. DT-Ⅱ is the second of three test phases encompassing numerous milestone events including the first night operation at sea as well as the first launch and recovery of the F-35B at sea by a UK test pilot. The goal of the tests was to refine F-35B operating parameters aboard amphibious ships such as Wasp.