HMS Queen Elizabeth sailed from her homeport of Portsmouth on 30 August ahead of testing the UK’s F-35B Lightning fast fighter jets for the first time.

The Royal Navy’s biggest warship will be working with up to seven British F-35B jets during her Exercise Westlant 19 deployment, which sees her once again return to the east coast of North America.

This deployment marks another significant milestone for the aircraft carrier, which will have Royal Navy and RAF jets embarked during five weeks of testing, as well as hosting F-35s from the United States Marine Corps.