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Impressive RAF F35 stealth fighter jets which cost £100million will be shown landing on Britain's biggest warship for the first time.

Pictures of the state-of-the-art-jets engaged in 'Beast Mode' with HMS Queen Elizabeth were tweeted earlier this week.

The war machines are equipped with 22,000lbs of firepower including Paveway laser-guided bombs and ASRAAM air-to-air missiles.

A tweet from the Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier said: “UK Lightning in 'Beast' mode on board the future Fleet Flagship - a defining moment on the road to operational Carrier Strike capability.

“Up to 22,000lbs of firepower; inert Paveway laser-guided bombs and ASRAAM air-to-air missiles.

“We wouldn't mess with it either.”

(Image: HMS Queen Elizabeth) (Image: HMS Queen Elizabeth)

Manufacturer Raytheon says its Paveway laser-guided bomb "has revolutionised tactical air-to-ground warfare by converting 'dumb' bombs [an unguided bomb] - into precision-guided munitions".

The ASRAAM - Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile - is an infrared homing missile used to shoot down enemy aricraft and is designed to outrun any other airborne bomb.

(Image: HMS Queen Elizabeth)

A spokesman from Royal Navy told Plymouth Live : "Loaded on to this state-of-the-art jet from 17 (Trials and Evaluation) is the weaponry it would typically carry on a strike mission: 22,000lb of destructive and defensive power.

"In this case the ‘bombheads’ on HMS Queen Elizabeth – red-surcout-wearing air engineer technicians – carefully loaded inert Paveway laser-guided bombs and ASRAAM air-to-air missiles (for taking out aerial threats) on to the external pylons and bomb bay.

"Fully-loaded, it’s known as “beast mode” by crews because of the firepower it delivers – nearly three times more than a Harrier, twice as much as a WW2 Lancaster heavy bomber."

(Image: HMS Queen Elizabeth) (Image: HMS Queen Elizabeth)

The landing will be shown during 'Britain's Biggest Warship Goes to Sea' by award winning producer and director Chris Terrill. The programme follows HMS Queen Elizabeth during the first of the flight trials with F35B.

Peter 'Wizzer' Wilson, who has 30 years experience flying in the RAF and the Navy will attempt the first ever ship born vertical landing of the jets on the Queen Elizabeth.

Mr Wilson told the BBC: "This is a moment in history. This is something phenomenal that is about to happen because the capability this will bring for the F-35 to be able to bring back weight to Queen Elizabeth means the military can operate the F-35 in a way that the other forces cannot."

It will air on BBC 2 at 8pm on Sunday night.