Royal Navy Resumes Carrier Ops With F-35B Trials

Credit: PO Arron Hoare
An F-35B flown by British pilots completed the first landing and take-off aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 25, becoming the first fixed-wing aircraft to operate on a Royal Navy carrier at sea in eight years. The landings, announced by the UK Ministry of Defense three days later, begin 11...

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