Getting back to the issue of ship/aircraft integration and getting ready for the QEC - tonight there is a the
start of a series about HMS
Ocean. This will be about her recent deployment, including time as
flagship of CTF 50.
The first episode promises to concentrate on working up pre deployment - but I hope later ones will cover the various exercises and
other things she did.
The final confirmation of the RN’s ability to direct aircraft carrier strike operations – looking forward to the new Queen Elizabeth
ships joining the Royal Navy fleet - was a three-day exercise in the central Gulf involving four navies, 19 ships and ten helicopters.
“We have pushed the boundaries of what we can operate,” says Capt Pedre. “This deployment will stand us in good stead with the Queen Elizabeth.”