F-35 Weapons Load Testing on USS America Completed

Ordnance is prepared for loading on VMX-1 F-35B 168312 ‘VM-52’ on the USS America (LHA 6) on November 15 during DT-III. US Navy THE F-35B Lightning II third developmental test phase (DT-III) aboard amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) reached a new milestone as the programme completed weapons load testing on November 16. The Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) embarked on America on October 28 with an aggressive test