Second round of F-35B fighter’s ski-ramp testing has begun page 8
New Perun high-mobility vehicle on order for the Czech army page 27
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Tuesday 12 September 2017
A Royal Navy milestone The introduction of the Royal Navy’s two new 65,000-tonne Queen Elizabeth class (QEC) aircraft carriers marks the start of a ‘‘new era of British maritime power’’, according to First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sir Philip Jones. HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived in her home port of Portsmouth on 16 August after completing a first set of contractor sea
trials. Sister ship HMS Prince of Wales was officially named in a ceremony at Rosyth, Scotland, on 8 September. continued on page 5
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