The RN has confirmed that a Merlin Mk4 helicopter ditched close to HMS Queen Elizabeth while conducting training off Dorset last night around 8.45 pm. Sadly one person died as a result of the incident.
The scope of work on HMS Queen Elizabeth has changed and she will stay in dry dock longer than originally anticipated. In this short piece, we explain the justifiable reasons for the change of plan.
During last-minute checks ahead of sailing for NATO exercise Steadfast Defender, it has been discovered that HMS Queen Elizabeth has a significant issue with her starboard propeller shaft. The ship will not sail on 4th February as planned and instead, HMS Prince of Wales will be readied to replace her.
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While uncertainty surrounds whether she may eventually be deployed to the Middle East, it’s business as usual for now as HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail on Sunday 4th February to join the largest NATO exercise for decades.
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In 2020 we wrote a piece asking if the UK was getting a “a pale imitation of Carrier Strike?” Three years on, we look again at whether the carriers are truly ready to be deployed on meaningful operations.More
In this piece, we consider the arguments for sending the UK Carrier Strike Group to join in action to protect merchant shipping from the threat of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.More
The Autumn Carrier Strike Group deployment has now wrapped up with HMS Queen Elizabeth returning to Portsmouth. Here we summarise the activities during the second phase of the deployment.
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There has been speculation that the UK Carrier Strike Group, currently on operations in the North Sea, could be sent to the Eastern Mediterranean in response to events unfolding in Israel. For now, HMS Queen Elizabeth will stay in European waters but there are other assets that may be deployed to the region. More
HMS Queen Elizabeth and her air group have completed the first part of planned operations in the North Sea and off Norway. This photo and video essay covers the activities of the UK carrier strike group since leaving Portsmouth on 8th September.