SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - Aviation history was made off the San Diego coast as a test F-35C fighter jet made its first landing on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.
According to the Navy, the "arrested landing" is part of the initial at-sea development testing for the F-35C. Monday afternoon's landing was the first of three planned test phases.
The Navy is hoping to add the F-35C to its fleet by 2018.