Singapore, 27 July 2021
Ships from the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, performed an exercise with the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) yesterday (26 July).
The exercise, to advance interoperability and coordination between the two navies, builds on the deep and long-standing defence partnership between the UK and Singapore.
It was also the first time that ships from the Royal Navy’s 5th generation Carrier Strike Group exercised alongside the RSN.
Eight ships were involved in yesterday’s exercise:
HMS Queen Elizabeth, aircraft carrier
HMS Kent, Type 23 anti-submarine frigate
HNLMS Evertsen, De Zeven Provicien-class frigate (Royal Netherlands Navy)
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