The Register reports that the Lockheed Martin F-35B STOVL is the world’s first supersonic jump jet, equipped with vertical flight systems for vertical landing and short takeoff. Videos after the break.

The plane’s been tentatively flying for almost a year, but now its short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) capabilities are being tested for the first time.

[via Dvice]

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