Britain's new $3.8 billion aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was forced to cut short sea trials this week after springing a leak
The $3.8 billion warship, the future flagship of the Royal Navy's fleet, had set out from Portsmouth last month for the trials."Following a minor issue with an internal system on HMS Queen Elizabeth, the ship's company were required to remove a small volume of water from the ship," a Royal Navy spokesperson said."An investigation into the cause is underway.
Britain's most powerful warship arrives home 01:37The 65,000-ton aircraft carrier would have been returning to its Portsmouth base later this week for planned maintenance this week anyway and the early return was just precautionary, the Royal Navy said.The Queen Elizabeth had undergone an extensive inspection and had maintenance performed in a dry dock in May, according to a Royal Navy release.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Why Britain's ambassador leak is causing such a huge dilemmaPresident Trump takes to Twitter again to blast ambassador of top US ally Britain after leaked memos revealed the envoy had called the president and his administration 'inept,' 'insecure' and 'incompetent.'
Read more »
Britain's US envoy quits after leaked emails enraged TrumpKim Darroch resigned as UK ambassador to the US after his memos characterising US President Donald Trump and his administration as 'inept' and 'dysfunctional' were leaked, enraging London's political and diplomatic class.
Read more »
‘Carrier’ Podcast First Trailer: Upcoming Thriller Stars ‘Bad Times At The El Royale’s Cynthia ErivoEXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first trailer for new podcast Carrier, whose voice cast is led by Widows and Bad Times at the El Royale star Cynthia Erivo. Erivo also co-produces the podcast from burgeon…
Read more »
Italy's Atlantia considers stake buy in carrier Alitalia: reportItaly's infrastructure group Atlantia is considering to buy a 35-40% stake ...
Read more »
Virgin Orbit 'drop tests' a rocket from a 747 aircraft 35,000 feet in the skyPeople near the Mojave Desert may have caught a strange sight Wednesday morning: A 70-foot rocket plummeting from the sky.
Read more »
German minister to discuss aircraft subsidies with USTR LighthizerGerman Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said he would meet with U.S. Trade Repres...
Read more »