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F-35 Lightning makes first-ever landing on aircraft carrier
 by Scott Smith
 San Diego (UPI) Nov 4, 2014


An F-35C Lightning II joint-strike fighter made its first arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier, bringing the military's latest technology together with the Navy's oldest active aircraft carrier.

Video of the feat was released Tuesday, showing the new Joint Strike Fighter being brought to a full stop by the carrier's arresting cables.

The landing took place off the coast of San Diego on the carrier USS Nimitz and is the first of a series of landings as part of several weeks of planned training with the new plane for the flight and carrier crews.

The plane is expected to become operational with the fleet's other sea-based aircraft in 2018.

Each F-35 costs about $116 million, according to Lockheed Martin, the plane's primary contractor.

The plane was developed for the military at a cost of almost $400 billion.


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