First Italian-Built STOVL F-35B Lightning II takes off to the skies

First Italian-Built STOVL F-35B Lightning II takes off to the skies

First Italian-Built STOVL F-35B Lightning II takes off to the skies

Italy’s first F-35B Lightning II known as BL-1, a Short Take Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant assembled at the Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility took off for the first time.