U.S. Navy Will Be Down Another Flattop, USS Iwo Jima To Be Sidelined

The Wasp¬-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) is set to begin a modernization program at Norfolk Naval ...

Another U.S. Navy 'Flattop' Will Soon Be Able To Operate With The F-35

The USS Iwo Jima will head to BAE Systems' Norfolk shipyard this year to receive upgrades to fully support F-35B operations.
Seapower

BAE Systems to install joint strike fighter capability aboard USS Iwo Jima

BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard has received a $204.1 million U.S. Navy contract to provide maintenance services aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
The National Interest on MSN

The US Navy just landed F-35Bs on an amphibious assault ship

The Marine Corps’ recent exercises on the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) marks the first time that the fifth-generation fighter jet has operated from that vessel.
ADS Advance

BAE Systems to install JSF capability aboard USS Iwo Jima

Under the selected restricted availability (SRA) contract awarded, BAE Systems will upgrade shipboard systems to enable Joint ...