Record size and scope of Carrier Strike Group deployment announced

[aziqbal]

The fact details have been made public

Queen Elizabeth Carrier
2 x Type 45 HMS Defender and HMS Diamond
2 x Type 23 FFG HMS Knet and HMS Richmond
1 x Tide Class tanker RFA Tidespring
1 x Auxiliary HMS Fort Victoria
Deep below the Surface 1 x Astute Class Hunter Killer Nuclear Submarine carrying Tomahaks


air component

8 x RAF F-35B Lightning II fast jets.
4 x Wildcat maritime attack helicopters
7 x Merlin Mk2 anti-submarine helicopters
3 x Merlin Mk4 commando helicopters – the greatest quantity of helicopters assigned to a single UK Task Group in a decade.

And supporting below deck will be a company of Royal Marines Commandos and A US Navy destroyer, a frigate from the Netherlands and a squadron of US Marine Corps F-35B jets are also fully integrated.

and from US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS THE SULLIVANS and + 10 US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft

from Netherlands Navy’s frigate HNLMS Evertsen

Record size and scope of Carrier Strike Group deployment announced

The largest concentration of maritime and air power to the UK in a generation will set sail next month, visiting more than 40 countries.

www.gov.uk

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

2 type 45s: 96 VLS
1 type 055: 112 VLS

**** around and find out what happens.

 

[The Accountant]

The fact details have been made public

Queen Elizabeth Carrier
2 x Type 45 HMS Defender and HMS Diamond
2 x Type 23 FFG HMS Knet and HMS Richmond
1 x Tide Class tanker RFA Tidespring
1 x Auxiliary HMS Fort Victoria
Deep below the Surface 1 x Astute Class Hunter Killer Nuclear Submarine carrying Tomahaks


air component

8 x RAF F-35B Lightning II fast jets.
4 x Wildcat maritime attack helicopters
7 x Merlin Mk2 anti-submarine helicopters
3 x Merlin Mk4 commando helicopters – the greatest quantity of helicopters assigned to a single UK Task Group in a decade.

And supporting below deck will be a company of Royal Marines Commandos and A US Navy destroyer, a frigate from the Netherlands and a squadron of US Marine Corps F-35B jets are also fully integrated.

and from US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS THE SULLIVANS and + 10 US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft

from Netherlands Navy’s frigate HNLMS Evertsen

Record size and scope of Carrier Strike Group deployment announced

The largest concentration of maritime and air power to the UK in a generation will set sail next month, visiting more than 40 countries.

www.gov.uk

But why ? What r they trying to do ?

 

[PakFactor]

But why ? What r they trying to do ?

Beats me.

 

[DHSquare]

But why ? What r they trying to do ?

Reinforcing the world perception towards her global relevance even today n the fact that she has to make sure the modern day emerging economies r well knit in Britain's scheme of things with her interests in the new century.