The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant completed ship suitability testing aboard the USS WASP (LHD-1) off the coast of Virginia in October 2011. Combined, F-35B test aircraft BF-2 and BF-4 accomplished 72 short takeoffs and 72 vertical landings during the three-week testing period.
U.S. Amphib Skirts Major Deployments For 8 Years -- Defense News
Navy Denies Problems, Cites Wasp’s Role in Aviation Tests.
By its own admission, the U.S. Navy is straining to meet its operational demands. Regular deployments routinely exceed the old six-month standard, and increasingly, ships are away from home for seven and eight months. The high operations tempo, particularly hard on aircraft carriers and amphibious ships, is expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
But one ship in that group has been conspicuously absent from the deployed battle force.
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My Comment: Something is wrong .... and the answer will probably come out in a few years.
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