An F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet makes its first-ever carrier landing on the Nimitz off San Diego on Monday. o eight partner nationsBeset with development delays and cost overruns, the F-35 stealth fighter is undergoing test landings and takeoffs on the carrier this week. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter made its first carrier landing off San Diego on Monday. Beset with development delays and cost overruns, the fighter jet is expected to be ready for delivery to eight partner nations by 2017.
With its tail hook down, an F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet prepares to make its first-ever carrier landing on the Nimitz off the coast of San Diego. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A pair of F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters on the Nimitz. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Aboard Nimitz, crew members get a close-up look at an F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
