UK stealth fighter jets on £3bn warship Queen Elizabeth to fight what's left of ISIS
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mirror.co.ukUK stealth fighter jets on board the £3 billion warship HMS Queen Elizabeth will join the fight against the remnants of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
The Ministry of Defence said the F35B Lightning fast jets will join Operation Shader from the Carrier Strike Group (CSG21) to "pack a potent punch" against the terror group.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said he was in no doubt "violent extremism and the toxic ideology underpinning it is still rooted" in the region - adding: "I'm absolutely clear in my mind that what we are doing every day...
is making the streets of the UK safer." The renowned "Dambusters" squadron, or 617 Squadron, is set to operate the jets to support the counter-IS operations in Iraq and Syria.
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