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HMS Queen Elizabeth to leave for first deployment early due to bad weather HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives back at Portsmouth Naval Base (Andrew Matthews/PA) Heavy winds forecast for the weekend have forced the Royal Navy to bring forward the departure of its flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth for its first operational deployment to the Far East. The £3 billion aircraft carrier made an unscheduled stop at its home base in Portsmouth on Wednesday after taking part in a major exercise off the coast of Sco...

Jessica’s grandfather, Gerald, served for 22 years as a welder in the army’s Royal Engineers, and was ‘thrilled’ that his daughter was on the cusp of a round-the-world deployment. The 76-year-old said: ‘It’s a tremendous thrill that she is following in the tradition of serving in the armed services. Steve McLenaghan and Gerald McLenaghan came out to support Steves daughter, Jessica, who is serving onboard the aircraft carrier. ‘I know what a great life I had for 22 years in the ...

The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has sailed into its home base for an unscheduled stop ahead of its first operational deployment to the Far East. The £3 billion aircraft carrier has just taken part in a major exercise off the coast of Scotland and had intended to carry out its final deployment preparations while in the Solent along with the other ships of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG). We met ships from �������������������� Alongside, wer...

Huge warships seen off North Wales coast drop anchor ahead of largest military exercise in Europe The ships are understood to be taking part in a NATO exercise this month 05:00, 7 MAY 2021 (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo) Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information...

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NATO kicks off Steadfast Defender 2021 exercise By (0) NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu moderates a media briefing on the alliances Steadfast Defender 2021 exercise, which kicks off this month. Photo courtesy of NATO May 6 (UPI) -- More than 20 NATO allies and partners from North America and Europe will participate in the NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021, which kicks off this month, the alliance announced Thursday. "Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 will test NATOs readiness and military m...

 - May 4, 2021, 6:17 AM A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B is seen after its arrival aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on May 3. The aircraft has colorful markings and wears the name of the carrier on its fins. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps) The Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), centered around the 65,000-tonne carrier Queen Elizabeth, has left port on schedule. Following a two-week exercise with NATO forces the CSG will head for the Mediterranean and further east on its first operational cruise. This w...

Huge warships spotted in Irish Sea as British military prepares for NATO exercise The vessels were seen ahead of a planned NATO military exercise involving 20 warships and hundreds of aircraft The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will b...

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Huge NATO warships spotted off the coast of North Wales The ships were spotted ahead of Exercise Strike Warrior, which gets underway off Scotland 19:12, 4 MAY 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be u...