US F35 fighters to deploy from Royal Navy aircraft carrier

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US and UK F35 fighters are to deploy alongside each other when the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier begins her first operational tour in 2021.

Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon has signed an agreement with his US counterpart to allow Marine Corps F35Bs to fly from HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The first Royal Navy and RAF F35s, the Lightning II, will be deployed in 2018.

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