Daily Mail: Pictured: F-35 Lightning jets take off and land on HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for the first time as the supersonic stealth planes conduct operational trials off the East Coast of the USA
* UK F-35 Lightning jets pictured landing and taking off from British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
* Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots are conducting tests on the aircraft off the East Coast of the USA
* They are among the first to combine radar-evading stealth technology with supersonic speeds - with first official deployment set for 2021
British supersonic stealth jets have taken off and landed on the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier for the first time, as part of advanced trials with the US military.
The F-35 Lightning jets, the world's most advanced, will undergo rigorous mission planning and flying exercises off the east coast of north America, the Ministry of Defence said.
The MoD released images of the multi-role advanced aircraft hovering above and landing on the 65,000 tonne carrier for the first time on Sunday.
It follows successful trials last year with US military Lightning jets. The F-35B Lightning jet is the first to combine radar-evading stealth technology with supersonic speeds and short take-off and vertical landing capability.
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All well & good but the RN does not have enough destroyers & frigates to form 2 carrier battle groups & simultaneously patrol anywhere else & perform other tasks. A navy with just 17 or 18 destroyers & frigates doesn't cut the mustard.
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