Vertical replenishment breakthrough

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A civilian AS332 Super Puma, front, and a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion conduct the first a vertical replenishment-at-sea of an F-135 engine power module load simulator. Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Olympia O. McCoy.

The US Navy has successfully conducted the first aircraft carrier F135 engine power module proof-of-concept vertical replenishment (VERTREP) at sea.

The development marks an important step forward in the future of the F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter.

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