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80th anniversary Alpine
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Biggest ever force Rugby Union of UK F-35s as Inters win for women Carrier Strike Group heads for the Indo-Pacific l See page 25
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Simon Mander
THE RAF Dambusters 617 Sqn has joined forces with the Royal Navy’s 809 ‘Immortals’ Sqn on board the UK’s Prince of Wales Carrier for Operation Highmast, marking the biggest ever deployment of the F-35 Lightning. The Carrier Strike Group’s eight-month mission across the Indo-Pacific could see up to 24 fifth-generation stealth fighters operating from the deck of the flagship carrier in what defence chiefs have called a milestone for the F-35 programme. l See p9 for full story