{"id":27052,"date":"2018-03-26T16:15:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T16:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/26\/navy-conducts-f-35c-qualifications-aboard-aircraft-carrier\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:08:02","slug":"navy-conducts-f-35c-qualifications-aboard-aircraft-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/03\/26\/navy-conducts-f-35c-qualifications-aboard-aircraft-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy conducts F-35C qualifications aboard aircraft carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The F-35C Lightning II recently completed qualifications aboard the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, the latest progression as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/air\/2018\/03\/08\/new-f-35-modernization-plan-could-come-with-hefty-16b-price-tag\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover662083\">joint strike fighter <\/a>variant nears expected initial operational capacity this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The qualifications took place while the Lincoln was underway last week, according to a Navy release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pilots with Strike Fighter Squadrons 125 and 101 took on day and night qualifications and conducted 140 arrested landings, or traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recent testing involved the use of the jet\u2019s foldable wings, a feature which will let the jet cohabitate on the carrier with Hornet, Super Hornet and Growler jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also tested during the recent underway was the F-35\u2019s Autonomic Logistic Information System, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/air\/2017\/04\/26\/f-35-logistics-system-all-set-for-us-air-force-and-navy-not-yet-for-marines\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" 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