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Aircraft Crash

British F-35B crashes in the Mediterranean

17th November 2021

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has confirmed that a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter, assigned to No 617 Squadron ‘The Dambusters’ aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea

Air-to-Air Refuelling

US Navy F/A-18E refuels RAF F-35Bs for the first time

8th October 2021

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs assigned to the RAF’s No 617 Squadron ‘The Dambusters’ have conducted buddy-buddy air-to-air refuelling operations with a US Navy-operated Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet for the first time

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El F/A-18E de la Marina estadounidense reabastece por primera vez a los F-35B de la RAF

8th October 2021

Los Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II asignados al Escuadrón No 617 de la RAF 'The Dambusters' han llevado a cabo por primera vez operaciones de reabastecimiento en el aire con un Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet operado por la Marina de los Estados Unidos.

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South Korean UH-60Ps land on HMS Queen Elizabeth

3rd September 2021

Republic of Korea Navy-operated Sikorsky UH-60P Black Hawks landed on the HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) for the first time this week during an at-sea Defence Engagement

Aircraft Carrier

CSG21: VMFA-211 F-35Bs conduct cross-deck training with USS America

21st August 2021

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs assigned to the USMC's VMFA-211 'Wake Island Avengers' conducted a first-of-its-kind operation on August 20, when the fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters launched from the HMS Queen Elizabeth and landed aboard the USS America, to load ordnance, refuel and strike follow-on objectives

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EXCLUSIVE: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Commander Air Wing talks from the Philippine Sea

12th August 2021

Around three months into its first operational deployment, the UK Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), and the wider Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) have conducted a combined total of 2,700 hours from 32 fixed- and rotary wing aircraft

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CSG21: Los F-35B embarcados tienen un 80% de disponibilidad

20th July 2021

El ala aérea combinada de Reino Unido y Estados Unidos F-35B embarcada en el HMS Queen Elizabeth como parte del despliegue del Carrier Strike Group 21 tiene una tasa de disponibilidad del 80%, sin embargo, los interrogantes sobre el mantenimiento siguen rodeando al programa de cazas furtivos liderado por Estados Unidos

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CSG21: Embarked F-35B fighters have 80% availability

20th July 2021

The combined UK and US F-35B air wing embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth as part of the Carrier Strike Group 21 deployment has an 80% availability rate, however sustainment questions continue to surround the US-led stealth fighter programme

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Russia teases HMS Queen Elizabeth with MiG-31K, Tu-22M3 deployments

5th July 2021

Russian bombers were training for a maritime war off the coast of Syria in late June, just as HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived in the eastern Mediterranean

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Rusia se burla del HMS Queen Elizabeth con el despliegue de MiG-31K y Tu-22M3

5th July 2021

Los bombarderos rusos se entrenaban para una guerra marítima frente a las costas de Siria a finales de junio, justo cuando el HMS Queen Elizabeth llegó al Mediterráneo oriental

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CSG21: Los F-35 realizan sus primeras misiones de combate desde el HMS Queen Elizabeth

24th June 2021

Los Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II embarcados a bordo del HMS Queen Elizabeth han realizado sus primeras misiones de combate en apoyo de la lucha contra el llamado Estado Islámico, lo que supone una nueva primicia para el nuevo portaaviones insignia de la Royal Navy

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CSG21: F-35s conduct first combat missions from HMS Queen Elizabeth

24th June 2021

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs embarked aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth have conducted their first combat missions in support of the fight against so-called Islamic State, marking a new first for the Royal Navy’s new flagship aircraft carrier

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CSG21: La fuerza operativa se integra con los aliados en el Mediterráneo

8th June 2021

El HMS Queen Elizabeth y su Grupo de Ataque de Portaaviones se han integrado con los aliados para realizar ejercicios en el Mar Mediterráneo, durante los cuales los F-35B Lightning II embarcados en el portaaviones realizaron operaciones con los Rafale Ms operados por la Flota Aérea francesa.

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CSG21: Task force integrates with allies in the Mediterranean

8th June 2021

HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group have integrated with allies for exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, during which the aircraft carrier’s embarked F-35B Lightning IIs conducted operations with French Fleet Air Arm-operated Rafale Ms

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CSG21: Task force departs on historic seven-month deployment

24th May 2021

HMS Queen Elizabeth and the multinational task force that makes up Carrier Strike Group 21 have now departed the UK on the aircraft carrier’s maiden operational deployment, which will take the flotilla to Japan and back over the next seven months

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