BF-02 piloted by Dan Levin tests vertical landings on a sloped pad at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Jan. 17, 2018. Through a series of vertical landing maneuvers in simulated expeditionary conditions, the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force team's end goal is to expand warfighter capability for the F-35B, allowing vertical landings with relaxed sloped surface requirements. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin

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