HMS Queen Elizabeth Enters Middle East After Suez Canal Transit; Carrier Eisenhower Now in Atlantic

HMS Queen Elizabeth (R06) transiting the Suez Canal on July 6, 2021. Royal Navy Photo

British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) and its escorts are now operating in the Red Sea after transiting the Suez Canal on Tuesday, according to U.K. officials.

The carrier passed through the canal as part of the 28-week maiden deployment of the carrier with an air wing made up of both Royal Air Force and U.S. Marine F-35B Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters, the strike group announced.

The escorts...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/07/hms-queen-elizabeth-enters-middle-east-after-suez-canal-transit-carrier-eisenhower-now-in-atlantic

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