![]() ![]() Royal Navy sailors' frontline heroics to be recognised by the Queen.HMS Dragon made up the final element of the task group she arrived back in Portsmouth on Monday ahead of the main group which is due home before the end of the week. "A Merlin from 814 NAS and Wildcat from 815 completed the Air Group." "Supporting the strike group throughout have been Merlin helicopters from 820 Naval Air Squadron based at Culdrose, providing anti-submarine protection and search and rescue capability and 845 Naval Air Squadron acting as ‘workhorses’, transporting stores and equipment, providing rescue cover and also landing Royal Marines from Lima Company, 42 Commando, to practise saving personnel from behind enemy lines. "At the same time USMC F-35s flew to and from the ship, exercising their processes ahead of a detachment deploying alongside UK jets on the carrier’s maiden operational deployment in 2021. "The training reached its climax with four UK Lightnings launched from the deck within seconds of each other to fight their mission. "The tests included: mission briefs preparation of the jets – including arming them using the ship's unique automated weapon handling system launching fighting the mission (including weapons drops) and returning to Queen Elizabeth. "The five week operational test phase, headed up by the Air Warfare Centre, was designed to provide 'end-to-end' testing of the jets and the combined Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel who operate and support the squadrons. "The future flagship embarked three UK jets from 17 Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) based at Edwards Air Force Base in California, as well as three which crossed the Atlantic from RAF Marham. Royal Navy sailors' huge drug smuggling bust and dramatic rescue mission lands Queen's award.Royal Navy Marines could be replaced by Army unit, new reports claim."It’s the last act of a busy three months away for the Portsmouth-based carrier which hosted British F-35 Lightning jets for the first time at sea – followed by US Marine Corps doing the very same. and it ends with yet more combined NATO/anti-submarine warfare training in the Western Atlantic. "The curtain raised on the deployment in September with a NATO anti-submarine exercise, Cutlass Fury, hosted by the Canadians. ![]() "Slipping into the battle group for the second time alongside HMS Northumberland and tanker RFA Tideforce is the Norwegian Navy’s newest frigate HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl as the Westlant 19 deployment ends as it began: a spot of NATO action. HMS PoW arrived at Portsmouth for the first time last month, after successfully completing her inaugural sea trials.Ī Royal Navy spokesperson said: "On a unseasonally fine December day in the eastern Atlantic, HMS Queen Elizabeth’s carrier battle group forms up one last time for the camera – just days from home. Now, that's completed HMSQE is also heading home to Portsmouth to make Royal Navy history as, for the first time, she is ste to be berthed next her sister ship, HMS Prince of Wales. While Type-45 destroyer HMS Dragon has now returned to her homebase at Portsmouth, the rest of the HMSQE Carrier Strike group - including Plymouth-based Type 23 Frigate HMS Northumberland - had one last exercise. Royal Navy history is set to be made, after a final workout for the HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier strike group. ![]()
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