Royal Navy Intends HMS Queen Elizabeth to be Integrated into U.S. Carrier Operations

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) in the Chesapeake Bay outside Annapolis, 21 November 2019. USNI News photo

ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY The U.K. Royal Navy intends its largest, most advanced warship ever built to be considered interchangeable with U.S. Navy carriers, its top admiral said on Thursday.

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) is indicative of both Great Britain’s return to carrier-based fixed-wing flight operations after a decade’s absence and the strength of its cross Atlantic...

https://news.usni.org/2019/11/21/royal-navy-intends-hms-queen-elizabeth-to-be-integrated-into-u-s-carrier-operations

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