British F-35Bs Test ‘Carrier Hopping’ To Extend Reach In Pacific

USMC and British F-35B lands on JS Kaga

USMC and British F-35B lands on JS Kaga

Credit: UK Royal Navy
SINGAPORE—The UK Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is testing “carrier hopping” in the Indo-Pacific as a means of extending the reach of its Lockheed Martin F-35B fleet, compensating for shortfall in organic long-range strike capability. During its three-month deployment...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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