The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is set to return from its maiden operational deployment.
The eventful deployment saw the loss of a £100 million fighter jet at sea, a stand-off with the Russian navy, and a Covid-19 outbreak.The crew from the warships will be welcomed home in time for Christmas by family and friends lining the jetty at the naval base. HMS Defender and HMS Diamond arrived earlier. HMS Queen is Elizabeth is expected to approach to the naval base at about 15:20 GMT.HMS Defender led the way as the warships from the Carrier Strike Group return to Portsmouth Naval Baseset off from Portsmouth Naval BaseThe Queen went onboard to wish the crew well before the fleet, known as the Carrier Strike Group , headed off for the Indo-Pacific region.
You forgot to mention the fighter has now been classed as unreliable and not stealthy in certain circumstances and a failed experiment. Likely to be dropped
Had to double check this wasn't from RAF_Luton
I hope it was insured!
Yep! How much money is pissed away on military junk annually? When in fact uk is an impotent nation that would never actually go to war anymore! Our last independent war was half-arsed fiasco that we only won bcoz Argentina were a pathetic adversary 🙄 NATO is also impotent!
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