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| UPDATED: 08:15, Sat, Feb 27, 2021 Link copied South China Sea: Lorenzana on 'developing' relationships Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. HMS Queen Elizabeth is expected to sail into the region in the summer. It will be escorted by ...

South China Sea: Royal Navy plots pathway into disputed waters at time of sky high tension Oliver Trapnell Replay Video UP NEXT HMS Queen Elizabeth is expected to sail into the region in the summer. It will be escorted by two Type 45 destroyers, two Type 23 frigates, a nuclear submarine, a Tide-class tanker and RFA Fort Victoria. Any movements from allied forces in the region will likely inflame tensions with China as the nation has declared its plans to take "necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty". Chief of the defence staff, General Sir Nick Carter, told The Times...

A BARROW-built ship is no longer the Royal Navy's flagship vessel following the promotion of the HMS Queen Elizabeth. Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Jerry Kyd was received on the aircraft carrier to mark the transfer of the Fleet Flagship role from HMS Albion, which was built in Barrow shipyard. The First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin, said: “The position of Fleet Flagship is a symbol of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s importance to the nation, not just in restoring our carrier strike capability, but as a rolling statement of British commitment to global security, prosperity and trade. “It�...

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Forward Deployed Naval Forces from U.S. 7th Fleet began receiving the initial COVID-19 vaccinations Jan. 5 at U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka.Vice Adm. Bill Merz, members of the 7th Fleet staff, and Sailors from USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), 7th,