HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH CROSS DECK WITH ITALIAN NAVY CAVOURPictured: Italian F-35B Lightning Jet lands on HMS Queen Elizabeth. A USMC F-35 can be seen in the foreground.Today HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH exchanged F-35B from VFMA-211 squadron with an Italian Navy and Italian Air Force.The VFMA-211 USMC jets departed HMS Queen Elizabeth and landed on the Italian carrier CAVOUR. Two F35B Lightning Jet from the Italian Navy and Italian Air Force landed, refuelled, and relaunched from HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH.This is the third nation that has landed jets on the UK Carrier. On completion of the refuelling HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH launched an Italian Navy F-35, Italian Air Force F-35, USMC F-35 and finally an F-35B from the UK 617 squadron. The jets then operated in the skies above the two carriers developing their interoperability and mutual understanding of procedures.HMS Queen Elizabeth is the deployed flag ship for Carrier Strike Group 21(CSG21). CSG21 will see the ship along with the Strike Group work with over 40 countries from around the world. The Strike Group will operate and exercise with other Countries Navies and Air Forces during the 7-month deployment.The Strike Group includes ships from the United States Navy, The Dutch Navy, and Marines from the US Marine Corps. As well as UK Frigates, Destroyers two RFA supply ships and air assets from 617 Sqn, 820 NAS, 815 NAS and 845 NAS. This will be the largest deployment of Fifth Generation Fighter Jets in history.