HMS Queen Elizabeth takes on ‘lion’s share’ of operations against Islamic State

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (Andrew Matthews/PA)

The Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth is taking on the “lion’s share” of operations against the so-called Islamic State group in Iraq.

It has also piqued the interest of Russian warplanes, who try to keep tabs on its cutting-edge F-35 jet in a “cat-and-mouse” game with British and US pilots.