Two of the Royal Navy’s “Premier League” warships have left Portsmouth bound for Scotland for exercises ahead of a tour of the Indo-Pacific region.
The destroyers HMS Defender and HMS Diamond left the naval base in Hampshire on Saturday morning ahead of the first deployment of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month.
Exercise Strike Warrior 21 will run from May 8 to May 20 in Scotland, with 10 nations taking part and with 31 warships, three submarines, 150 aircraft and around 13,400 military personnel involved.
HMS Defender’s ship’s company lined the deck to wave to family and friends on the quayside as the vessel left the port.
Two of the Royal Navy’s “Premier League” warships have left Portsmouth bound for Scotland for exercises ahead of a tour of the Indo-Pacific region.
The destroyers HMS Defender and HMS Diamond left the naval base in Hampshire on Saturday morning ahead of the first deployment of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month.
Exercise Strike Warrior 21 will run from May 8 to May 20 in Scotland, with 10 nations taking part and with 31 warships, three submarines, 150 aircraft and around 13,400 military personnel involved.
HMS Defender’s ship’s company lined the deck to wave to family and friends on the quayside as the vessel left the port.
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Britain s £3billion aircraft carrier will today leave Portsmouth following two of the Royal Navy s Premier League warships for exercises in Scotland ahead of its first operational deployment to the Indo-Pacific region.
The HMS Queen Elizabeth - nicknamed Big Lizzie - will travel from the naval base in Hampshire on Saturday ahead of the first deployment of the UK s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month.
The destroyers HMS Defender and HMS Diamond were photographed departing Portsmouth earlier today, with the Ministry of Defence confirming to MailOnline that Big Lizzie will follow suit later this afternoon.
They are heading to Exercise Strike Warrior 21, which will run from May 8 to May 20 in Scotland, with 10 nations taking part and with 31 warships, three submarines, 150 aircraft and around 13,400 military personnel involved.
Two of the Royal Navy’s “Premier League” warships have left Portsmouth bound for Scotland for exercises ahead of a tour of the Indo-Pacific region.
The destroyers HMS Defender and HMS Diamond left the naval base in Hampshire on Saturday morning ahead of the first deployment of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month.
Exercise Strike Warrior 21 will run from May 8 to May 20 in Scotland, with 10 nations taking part and with 31 warships, three submarines, 150 aircraft and around 13,400 military personnel involved.
HMS Defender’s ship’s company lined the deck to wave to family and friends on the quayside as the vessel left the port.