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image captionThe HMS Queen Elizabeth is part of the UK Carrier Strike Group sailing through the South China Sea
China has warned the UK s Carrier Strike Group, led by the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth not to carry out any improper acts as it enters the contested South China Sea. The People s Liberation Army Navy is at a high state of combat readiness says the pro-government Global Times, seen as a mouthpiece for the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
China has been closely monitoring the progress eastward of the Carrier Strike Group, which is currently sailing through the South China Sea en route to Japan, while accusing Britain of still living in its colonial days .
World news story The Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond takes part in a successful maritime exercise in the Andaman Sea with HTMS Kraburi of the Royal Thai Navy English
On 24th July, HMS Richmond, one of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s escort ships in the CSG, took part of the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in a Passing Exercise (PASSEX) with HTMS Kraburi of the Royal Thai Navy in the Andaman Sea.
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On 23rd of May 2021, the UK’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by HMS Queen Elizabeth on her maiden operational deployment departed Portsmouth Naval Base at the beginning of a truly global journey. HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most powerful vessel ever constructed for the Royal Navy Upon its return later in the year, the CSG will have sailed 26,000 nautical miles from the North Atlantic, to the Philippine sea and back, passing through the the Indo-Pacific region and engaging with more than 4
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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)