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Hunterston Port is to play host to elements of one of the largest military exercises of its kind in Europe from next week. Exercise Strike Warrior 21, which incorporates Exercise Joint Warrior 21-1, will run from May 8-20 as part of the final preparations for the first deployment of the UK's Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month. HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's fleet flagship at the centre of the CSG, will deploy shortly after the completion of Strike Warrior. Ten nations will take part, with 31 warships, three submarines, 150 aircraft and around 13,400 military personnel invol...

The UK's largest 'signal of maritime and air power' in a generation will set sail next month as the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth departs for its first operational deployment that will also infuriate Russia and China. The £3billion warship, with eight RAF F35B stealth fighter jets on board, will set off for Asia on May 24 accompanied by six Royal Navy ships including HMS Defender and HMS Diamond, a submarine, 14 naval helicopters and a company of Royal Marines.  The Carrier Strike Group (CSG), which will carry out visits to India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, will also include t...

Biggest deployment of UK naval firepower since the Falklands war will set sail next month The force will contain the first operational deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth 26 April 2021 • 6:00am Britain’s biggest deployment of UK naval and aerial military firepower since the Falklands war will set sail next month in a 28-week voyage which will be closely watched by China. This move, which includes the first operational deployment of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, will see Britain use its power to bring other nation’s forces together such as the US and Netherlands. The £3 billio...

Every sailor onboard the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for its first operational deployment will have received two Covid-19 jabs, according to Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. The £3 billion warship, with eight RAF F35B stealth fighter jets on board, will depart for Asia accompanied by six Royal Navy ships, a submarine, 14 naval helicopters and a company of Royal Marines. The Carrier Strike Group (CSG), which will carry out visits to India, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, will include the US destroyer USS The Sullivans and the Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen. A squadron of 10 US Marine C...

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�...