WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2021) F-35 test pilot Marine Maj. Brad Leeman performs a vertical landing (VL) aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550). Leeman is performing carrier qualifications on the Italian navy flagship, which is currently conducting sea trials with the F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

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