The F-35B sea trials aboard the Italian Navy's aircraft carrier ITS Cavour are complete! The F-35 Joint Program Office has delivered a flight clearance recommendation to our Italian partners for the safe operation of the F-35B on their flagship. The Cavour Sea Trials comprised more than 115 ski jump short takeoffs and 120 vertical landings plus two vertical takeoffs. These activities were followed by countless hours of data analysis, which yielded information that tells U.S. Marine Corps and the Italian Navy how to safely conduct F-35B flight operations on Cavour. Read more about the great things accomplished when the F-35 unites allies.