DT-3 F-35B First of Class Flight Trials HMS Prince of Wales BRoll

Members of the NAS Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force embarked aboard the U.K. Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales for four weeks of flight testing for DT-3 F-35B First of Class Flight Trials from October 2023 to November 2023.

[@waynelogan9725]

Australia needs at least one carrier with a range of aircraft including these....

[@jacksprat9172]

Was hoping the UK would fund another one and base it in Australia, with Aussie crew and pilots. With only 2 carriers there is no guarantee of operational capability but with 3, there is.

[@AAAA88927]

Why doesn't the carrier have any weapons fitted

[@AndyH2023.]

It has the cwis but it depends on other ships to protect her seems silly

[@vmafferreira6466]

F35 Landing gear seems to fragile bouncing a lot especially the front one.

[@Orbital_Inclination]

It's not fragile, it's just designed to absorb the force of a jet colliding with the landing surface.