Looks like tha Navy has been doing some sort of exercise in the Solent:
Pompey news
RN website:
RN Warships Demonstrate Awesome Capability
Commanding Officer of HMS Albion Captain James Morley said: “This is a staged event to show our industry partners, national and international audiences exactly what we can do. It is important for us to show what we can deliver and the aim is to develop the understanding of how we work together and how we are configured to deal with a crisis.
“Afghanistan is the focus for the Services at the moment, and we have hundreds of Royal Navy sailors working out there right now, but we must also be ready as a country should a crisis happen elsewhere in the world and this demonstrates to our guests our enormous capability in doing so.”
I thought the Prime Minister had looked into the future and saw no crises for ten years?
Anyway, I hear the MOD refused permission for
Ark Royal or the Harrier to take part.