The Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Arrived To Train With F-35 Jets For The First time

You see how enormous the HMS Queen Elizabeth is compared to Mayport's USS Iwo Jima. pic.twitter.com/radpflRBO9

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Business Insider: Britain's largest and most powerful warship has arrived in the US to train with F-35 jets for the first time

* The Royal Navy's largest ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, reached the US this week after leaving the UK on August 18.
* It's on its way to carry out F-35 jettrials at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland with US and British pilots later.
* It reached the mainland US at Mayport, Florida, before making the final journey up the east coast.
* The aircraft carrier is 280 meters long and cost $4.5 billion to make.
* The trip is significant because it will mark the first fighter jet landing on a British aircraft carrier in eight years.

HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain's largest warship, reached Florida's Mayport naval station on Wednesday ahead of F-35 fighter jet trials later this month.

The news was posted on their official Twitter page as they reached the US coast. The purpose of the mission is to introduce the carrier to the F-35B fighters which will be its core firepower once fully operational.

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WNU Editor: There are many critics of the current U.K. government policy towards the Roayl Navy .... and justifiably so (i.e. not enough money/poor planning/etc.). But she is an impressive ship.