How F-35B carrier operations depend on suppressing reconnaissance

How can a British carrier strike successfully when the F-35B has less range than the F-35C?

By using submarines, F-35Bs, and other available forces to suppress the reconnaissance that lets an enemy target the carrier.

The range comparison assumes an enemy can find the carrier and pass accurate targeting information to its weapons. Submarines, F-35Bs, and other forces would attack the reconnaissance assets that supply that information. This is a force-wide approach to carrier survival, with aircraft range only one part of the problem. It depends on those forces being available: maintenance infrastructure must support proper maintenance cycles so that the ships can deploy.