UK Navy to Have 24 F-35 'Frontline Fighters' on HMS Queen Elizabeth by 2023

Details have emerged about the gradual increase in air wing numbers on board the UK Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier. Britain's Ministry of Defense plans to have 42 F-35 aircraft on board the Royal Navy's new carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth by 2023, with 24 being "frontline fighters," and 18 to be held in reserve or used for training.

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