Carrier Strike Group 2021 - CSG21

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Royal Navy Flag Ship HMS Queen Elizabeth enters HMNB Portsmouth for a pre-deployment logistics stop with her CSG Air Group consisting of JSF and USMC F35 and RN Merlin, see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5FjrB4RiDo

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Carriers sail together as HMS Queen Elizabeth and Carrier Strike Group complete final exercise
20 May 2021
Twenty warships, three submarines and 150 aircraft have taken part in a UK-led multinational exercise to test the UK Carrier Strike Group’s response to a range of crisis and conflict situations.

Designed to push the Carrier Strike Group to the limits and ensure its readiness for any situation during this year’s seven-month global deployment, Exercise Strike Warrior provided the largest and most demanding assessment it has faced so far.

Ships, personnel and aircraft from 10 nations took part in the exercise off the coast of north-west Scotland, which saw them deploy a range of advanced threats against the group.

HMS Queen Elizabeth's state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets conducted missile firings during the exercise, marking the first time British jets have done so at sea for 15 years.

And following the exercise, the UK’s two aircraft carriers - HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales - were able to meet each other at sea for the very first time.

Continues at:
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... ke-warrior

Note that if you click on the + on the bottom right hand corner of the photo part the way down the text you can scroll thru quite a few photos.

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BAE STAFF ONBOARD - https://twitter.com/BAESystemsAir/statu ... 01/photo/1

[Boris also made a visit.]

P.S. - https://www.facebook.com/10downingstree ... 7065073453

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From Twitter, includes 4 images - https://twitter.com/KvanOosterom/status ... 78/photo/1

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Three cheers for Her Majesty The Queen.

Her Majesty visited HMSQNLZ as the aircraft carrier prepares to depart on the UK Carrier Strike Group deployment today.
See - https://twitter.com/RoyalNavy/status/13 ... 0990818306
And:
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... deployment

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FROM:
Commander UK Carrier Strike Group
Commodore Steve Moorhouse Royal Navy.

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Final count ~ R08 now has 28 air wing aircraft embarked (18 F35B, 7 Merlin HM2 & 3 Merlin HC4).

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Commander UK Carrier Strike Group smrmoorhouse
The UK Carrier Strike Group is joining
COM_SNMG1 and COM_SNMG2 for NATO’s SteadfastDefender21.
Here are the key details:

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JOINT WARRIOR 21-1

HMCS Halifax and her Danish Majesty’s Ship (HDMS) Absalon of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) recently concluded their successful participation in exercise JOINT WARRIOR 21-1 off the coast of Scotland.

Tour of Q.E. - https://twitter.com/SHAPE_NATO/status/1 ... 5867555841

Link from Tim.

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Photo essay – 10 hectic days for the Royal Navy’s carrier strike group

Between the 18th and 28th May, the carrier strike group completed exercise Strike warrior, saw the first meeting of two aircraft carriers at sea, returned to port, hosted visits from the Prime minister and the Queen, re-stored and refuelled, sailed and took centre stage in NATO’s largest exercise of the year.

The long-awaited PHOTEX of the two carriers finally took place off the South coast on 19th May. HMS Prince of Wales has been conducting Operational Sea Training as she re-generates after a lengthy period alongside while HMS Queen Elizabeth was heading back toward Portsmouth after exercise Strike Warrior.

Continues at:
https://www.navylookout.com/photo-essay ... 5M7gnDcwoI