Flight Trials Start Restoration Of British Carrier Power

Britain has finally gotten back on the long road to reestablishing carrier-based airpower capability. The first landings and takeoffs of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter onboard the Royal Navy’s new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier on Sept. 25 came eight years after the last fixed-wing aircraft...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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