UK, U.S. F-35 Carrier Team Building Block To Operational Deployment

Tony Osborne November 09, 2020
VMFA-211 was the first Marine Corps F-35 unit to use the aircraft in anger; its extensive experience has helped the UK prepare for the first operational cruise of its new carrier.
Credit: LPHOT Mark Johnson/Royal Navy
British military commanders are hoping they can finally put criticisms of the country’s two new aircraft carriers behind them following the joint embark of British and U.S. Marine Corps F-35s. The 65,000-ton Queen Elizabeth-class warships have been often described as “carriers without planes,” in...
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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