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First F-35C landing on PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)

2026-10-13 · United States

Exercise

Status
Exercise
Date
2026-10-13
Country
United States
Actor
U.S. Navy
Place
Atlantic trial area
Retrieved
2026-10-16

As stated

As stated by the Navy and USNI News, an F-35C of VX-23 made the first arrested landing of that aircraft on a Ford-class carrier, PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), on 13 October 2026. The dot marks the Atlantic trial area, not a ship track.

News card from EXE Index. Headline: First F-35C landing on a Ford-class carrier. Real photo: a gray U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter with a red-and-white striped tail descends with landing gear and tailhook down over the flight deck of the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), with the ocean behind it. U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Kaitlyn Bailey, DVIDS 10009948, public domain. Key facts: ship, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79); jet, an F-35C from test squadron VX-23; firsts, the class's first arrested F-35C landing and first F-35C launch, Oct 13, 2026. Sources: U.S. Navy, DVIDS, USNI News. exeindex.com.
CVN 79 · Oct 13. U.S. Navy photo, MCSN Kaitlyn Bailey · DVIDS 10009948 · public domain.
News card from EXE Index. Headline: First F-35C landing on a Ford-class carrier. Real photo: a gray U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter with a red-and-white striped tail descends with landing gear and tailhook down over the flight deck of PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), with the Atlantic Ocean behind it. U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Kaitlyn Bailey, DVIDS 10009948, public domain. Tech specs from the Lockheed Martin F-35C product card: manufacturer Lockheed Martin; operator U.S. Navy; length 15.7 m (51.5 ft); wingspan 13.1 m (43 ft); max speed Mach 1.6; range over 2,200 km (1,200 nmi) on internal fuel; weapons payload 8,160 kg (18,000 lb); engine F135-PW-100. Date Oct 13, 2026, Atlantic Ocean. Record media:navy-cvn-79-first-f-35c-landing-2026-10-13 on exeindex.com.
F-35C (VX-23) arrested landing aboard PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) · Oct 13. U.S. Navy photo by MCSN Kaitlyn Bailey · DVIDS 10009948 · public domain.
KEY FACTS
LOCATIONFuture USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) (DVIDS / U.S. Navy, USNI News)
SYSTEMF-35C, test squadron VX-23 (DVIDS / U.S. Navy, USNI News)
FIRSTClass's first arrested F-35C landing and first F-35C launch (DVIDS / U.S. Navy, USNI News, U.S. Navy)
TECH SPECS
LENGTH15.7 m (51.5 ft) (U.S. Naval Academy)
WINGSPAN13.1 m (43 ft) (U.S. Naval Academy)
MAX SPEEDMach 1.6 (U.S. Naval Academy)
ENGINEF135-PW-100 (U.S. Naval Academy)
OPERATORU.S. Navy (DVIDS / U.S. Navy)

Source

Source: DVIDS / U.S. Navy

References

  1. First F-35C arrested landing on PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) · DVIDS / U.S. Navy
  2. Navy post, 14 October 2026 · U.S. Navy
  3. VIDEO: F-35C Lands on New Navy Aircraft Carrier Class for First Time · USNI News
  4. F-35C Lightning II · U.S. Naval Academy

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