Congratulations to our partner Italy! The first Italian Navy F-35B landed for the first time on the deck of ITS Cavour July 30 following the test and certification activity carried out with U.S. aircraft that concluded in April. Its arrival aboard the Italian aircraft allow pilots to begin training for the acquisition of the “Bravo Capability”, or the qualification for landing and take-off from the flight decks of the Navy’s ships. The Italian Navy calls this special time "a great step towards the strategic objective of providing the Defense and Italy with an aircraft carrier capability with the latest generation of aircraft on board...a capacity that projects us into an elite of a few countries in the world, thus raising the level and international weight of Italy." (Read more...)