{"id":2867,"date":"2026-06-02T11:02:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:02:57","slug":"le-f-35b-italien-une-capacite-unique-en-exposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/le-f-35b-italien-une-capacite-unique-en-exposition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Italian F\u201135B: A Unique Capability on Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Different Version of the F\u201135<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the BAF Days, Italy will be represented by a particularly unique aircraft: the F\u201135B Lightning II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike the standard versions of the F\u201135, the B variant stands out thanks to its STOVL (Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing) capability.<strong> <\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exceptional Operational Flexibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This capability allows the aircraft to take off over a short distance and land vertically. It can therefore operate from aircraft carriers or bases with limited infrastructure, providing great operational flexibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italy uses this version primarily in a naval context, making it a key element of its modern airpower capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Rare Public Appearance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the BAF Days, this impressive aircraft will be displayed in a static exhibition, giving the public a rare opportunity to see up close a unique version of the F\u201135.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-id=\"2870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOYD7NHWSRHVLBDANIOTXM5FMA-1024x681.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOYD7NHWSRHVLBDANIOTXM5FMA-1024x681.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOYD7NHWSRHVLBDANIOTXM5FMA-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOYD7NHWSRHVLBDANIOTXM5FMA-768x511.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOYD7NHWSRHVLBDANIOTXM5FMA-18x12.avif 18w, https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOYD7NHWSRHVLBDANIOTXM5FMA.avif 1432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Une version diff\u00e9rente du F\u201135 Lors des BAF Days, l\u2019Italie sera repr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par un appareil particuli\u00e8rement unique : le F\u201135B Lightning II. Contrairement aux versions classiques du F\u201135, la variante B se distingue par sa capacit\u00e9 STOVL (Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing). Une flexibilit\u00e9 op\u00e9rationnelle exceptionnelle Cette capacit\u00e9 permet \u00e0 l\u2019appareil de d\u00e9coller sur une [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2869,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-2867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f-35b","tag-baf-days-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2867"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2871,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2867\/revisions\/2871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}