24 British F-35 jets now embarked on HMS Prince of Wales - Navy Lookout

24 British F-35 jets now embarked on HMS Prince of Wales - Navy Lookout

The largest number of UK F-35B Lightning jets yet assembled aboard a Royal Navy aircraft carrier has joined HMS Prince of Wales in the Mediterranean for Italian-led Exercise Falcon Strike. The 18 aircraft from 809 Naval Air Squadron and 617 Squadron already embarked were joined by 6 more jets flown out from the UK to […] The post 24 British F-35 jets now embarked on HMS Prince of Wales first appeared on Navy Lookout.

Record number of UK F-35B fighter jets embark on HMS Prince of Wales for NATO drills in Mediterranean

The deployment follows five months of operations in the Indo-Pacific and a transit through the Red Sea and Suez Canal. Jets from 809 Naval Air Squadron and 617 Squadron will train with Italian, US, and Greek forces in both day and night scenarios. Commodore James Blackmore, Commander of the Carrier Strike Group, said: “It is fantastic to be back in the Mediterranean after a hugely successful period in the Indo-Pacific and a transit of the Red Se…

HMS Prince of Wales Hosts 24 UK F-35Bs for First Time

Additional F-35Bs have joined the carrier as it sails through the Mediterranean on the tail end of the CSG 25 deployment, satisfying a major requirement for the declaration of full operating capability. HMS Prince of Wales is now sailing with the largest air wing hosted on a British carrier in decades, exceeding even the U.S. […]

British carrier hosts world’s largest fifth-gen air wing

The Royal Navy has deployed the largest number of F-35B Lightning jets ever embarked on a British aircraft carrier as HMS Prince of Wales leads the UK Carrier Strike Group into the Mediterranean for Exercise Falcon Strike. According to the Royal Navy, 24 British F-35Bs from 809 Naval Air Squadron and 617 Squadron are now aboard the carrier, the highest number of fifth-generation fighters ever assembled on either of the UK’s Queen Elizabeth-class…

HMS Prince of Wales joins Exercise Falcon Strike in the Mediterranean

After five months operating in the Indo-Pacific, the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has returned to the Mediterranean to lead the UK Carrier Strike Group in one of the most complex multinational drills of the year: the Italian-led Exercise Falcon Strike 25. The Royal Navy flagship is now embarked with an unprecedented complement of 24 F-35B Lightning II jets — the highest number of fifth-generation fighters ever seen on a British c…