Featured in Lightning CarrierBYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareAboard The Marine’s First F-35B-Packed ‘Lightning Carrier’ (Updated)The Marines turned USS Tripoli into a ‘Lightning Carrier’ packed with over 20 F-35Bs. We were there. BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareBYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarines To Test Lightning Carrier Concept With 20 F-35Bs Aboard USS Tripoli This AprilThe Lightning Carrier concept has been in the works for years and will effectively see big deck amphibious assault ships turned into light carriers. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareNavy Looking At America And Ford Class Derivatives In New Light Aircraft Carrier StudiesGreater emphasis on unmanned aircraft, including ones that take off and land vertically, could also impact light aircraft carrier proposals. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareJapanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier FutureJapan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareSouth Korea Officially Unveils Plan For F-35B Light CarrierThough still described as an amphibious warship, it will be focused on aviation operations and will lack a well deck. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHere’s the USMC’s Plan for ‘Lightning Carriers’ Brimming With F-35BsThe concept is a modern and much more potent iteration of the “Harrier Carrier” concept used in the past. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020ShareNavy Shelves Review That Might Have Cut Ford Class Production To Build Smaller CarriersThe presumptive new Secretary of the Navy has voiced outright support for the long-troubled Ford class. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareFord Class Of Supercarriers May End After Four Ships, Navy Eyeing Smaller Carriers: ReportThe Navy has put together a task force to report back in six months on what America’s carrier force should look like from 2030 on. BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold USS America Sailing With A Whopping 13 F-35Bs Embarked AboardThe Marines are inching closer and closer to executing their “Lightning Carrier” concept that would see amphibious assault ships bristle with F-35Bs. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2019ShareU.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35BsThe Marines are hoping to make this a more common occurrence and it could be a stepping stone to “Lighting Carriers” packed with even more F-35Bs. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2019Share
BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareAboard The Marine’s First F-35B-Packed ‘Lightning Carrier’ (Updated)The Marines turned USS Tripoli into a ‘Lightning Carrier’ packed with over 20 F-35Bs. We were there. BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022Share
BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarines To Test Lightning Carrier Concept With 20 F-35Bs Aboard USS Tripoli This AprilThe Lightning Carrier concept has been in the works for years and will effectively see big deck amphibious assault ships turned into light carriers. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021ShareNavy Looking At America And Ford Class Derivatives In New Light Aircraft Carrier StudiesGreater emphasis on unmanned aircraft, including ones that take off and land vertically, could also impact light aircraft carrier proposals. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareJapanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier FutureJapan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareSouth Korea Officially Unveils Plan For F-35B Light CarrierThough still described as an amphibious warship, it will be focused on aviation operations and will lack a well deck. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHere’s the USMC’s Plan for ‘Lightning Carriers’ Brimming With F-35BsThe concept is a modern and much more potent iteration of the “Harrier Carrier” concept used in the past. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020ShareNavy Shelves Review That Might Have Cut Ford Class Production To Build Smaller CarriersThe presumptive new Secretary of the Navy has voiced outright support for the long-troubled Ford class. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareFord Class Of Supercarriers May End After Four Ships, Navy Eyeing Smaller Carriers: ReportThe Navy has put together a task force to report back in six months on what America’s carrier force should look like from 2030 on. BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold USS America Sailing With A Whopping 13 F-35Bs Embarked AboardThe Marines are inching closer and closer to executing their “Lightning Carrier” concept that would see amphibious assault ships bristle with F-35Bs. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2019ShareU.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35BsThe Marines are hoping to make this a more common occurrence and it could be a stepping stone to “Lighting Carriers” packed with even more F-35Bs. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2019Share
