UK F-35s make first combat strikes from HMS Queen Elizabeth

UK F-35B HMS Queen Elizabeth

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The UK has for the first time demonstrated its restored Carrier Strike capability, with Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightnings operating from the 65,000t vessel HMS Queen Elizabeth striking targets in the Middle East on 18 June.

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