Its eye on China, Royal Navy steers towards Indian Ocean, South China Sea

This will be the biggest British projection of naval force since the Falklands War of 1982

Topics
South China Sea | Indian Ocean | British navy

Ajai Shukla  |  New Delhi 

A British aircraft carrier strike group, led by the Royal Navy’s flagship, Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Queen Elizabeth, will embark on its first operational voyage next month to the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, the British government announced on Monday.

For a mission designed to showcase British military power and resolve to China, HMS Queen Elizabeth will embark 18 state-of-the-art F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighters and 14 naval helicopters. It will be accompanied by six Royal Navy warships, another two from the US and Dutch navies, a submarine and a company of ...

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First Published: Mon, April 26 2021. 19:06 IST
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