British military commanders are hoping they can finally put criticisms of the country’s two new aircraft carriers behind them following the joint embark of British and U.S. Marine Corps F-35s.

The 65,000-ton Queen Elizabeth-class warships have been often described as “carriers without planes,” in part because of the slow process of delivering the Lockheed Martin F-35Bs that will be embarked onboard.

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