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Neptune Strike

HMS Queen Elizabeth under NATO command for first time

HMS Queen Elizabeth, the flagship of the Royal Navy and the UK’s most powerful warship, is under NATO command for the first time.
This milestone was announced via a NATO tweet, which underscored the deployment of the British aircraft carrier alongside allied forces for the NeptuneStrike exercise.

See - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/hms-que ... irst-time/

NATO Forces from 20 Allies Conduct Dynamic Missions Across Europe during NEPTUNE STRIKE.

NATO demonstrated the speed and reach by which it can defend every inch of the Euro-Atlantic Area during the third iteration of NEPTUNE STRIKE for 2023, which runs from 30 October to 10 November. In just the past four days alone, Allied fighters, aircraft carriers, ships, and troops, conducted missions across the territory of ten Allied nations as well as the Mediterranean, Baltic, and North Seas.

The defensive drills involved three Allied aircraft carriers, 11 Allied ships, dozens of advanced fighter aircraft, various supporting aircraft, as well as amphibious and special operations forces.

Continues at - https://shape.nato.int/news-archive/2023/massive-range