Here is footage of F-35C Lightning II #Aircraft assigned to the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 are readied for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).

The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. #Navy first low-observable carrier-based aviation platform. The F-35 is being purchased to replace the F/A-18C/D Hornet as the carrier strike group's primary offensive fighter for aerial defense and close air support.

The #USNavy and Marine Corps' carrier variant has larger wings and more robust landing gear than the other variants, making it suitable for catapult launches and fly-in arrestments aboard naval aircraft carriers. Its wingtips fold to allow for more room on the deck on the carriers while deployed. The CV has the greatest internal fuel capacity of the F-35 variants, and, like the F-35B, the C-variant uses probe and drogue refueling.

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