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Navy commandos and F-35B Lightning jets demonstrated Britain’s military power on a live bombing run in the North Sea.

Forming a ‘potent combination’, the two forces took part in the training exercise aimed at improving combat readiness and interoperability.

HMS Prince of Wales served as the launch platform for the operation, named Exercise Strike Warrior, at Cape Wrath – a headland located at the north western tip of Scotland.

The scenarios included simulations of air and missile attacks, surface combat exercises and anti-submarine warfare.

Exercise Strike Warrior was carried out in Cape Wrath on the north west tip of Scotland in the North Sea

Navy commandos joined stealth fighter jets in guiding warplanes on a live bombing run exercise

F-35 Lightning jets used aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales as a launching platform

A F-35 fighter jet on the live bombing exercise, which also brought forces from various NATO allies together

Forces from various NATO allies are brought together during the exercise, which took place ahead of a British carrier strike group being deployed in the Pacific next year. 

The aim of the training is to ensure all units, from destroyers to aircraft are able to face the challenges of warfare at sea. 

Dramatic footage shared by the Royal Navy showed fighter jets taking off from HMS Prince of Wales before dropping bombs on an island off the coast.

Fighters on an aircraft carrier. The exercise was carried out ahead of a deployment of a British carrier strike group in the Pacific next year

Huge clouds of smoke and flames were seen rising from the green island following the exercise. 

Aside from its use by the military, Cape Wrath attracts hikers and nature enthusiasts with its breathtaking scenery and rugged coastline.

The Cape Wrath Training Area was established during World War II, and remains one of very few locations in Europe where live munitions are used.