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The UK Carrier Strike Group (UKCSG) is a carrier battle group of the Royal Navy.It has existed in various forms since the mid-2000s. [1] [2] Between 2006 and 2011, the formation centred around the Royal Navy's Invincible-class aircraft carriers until the retirement of their Harrier GR9 strike aircraft in 2011 as a result of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
A previous deployment saw the UK’s HMS Queen Elizabeth lead a carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific in 2021 (LPhot Dan Rosenbaum/MoD/PA)
The United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) was a British-led naval force that was deployed on Operation Fortis [1] from May to December 2021. The Carrier Strike Group is seen as the beginning of the British Government's tilt towards the Indo-Pacific region in terms of defence and foreign policy, [2] that had been announced in March through the Integrated Review. [3]
Aircraft carrier: 7 December 2024 Japan: Izumo: Izumo (DDH-183) 248 m (814 ft) 27,000 t Conventional: VTOL: Helicopter Destroyer / Light aircraft carrier (from 2024) 25 March 2015: Kaga (DDH-184) 248 m (814 ft) 27,000 t Helicopter Destroyer / Light aircraft carrier (from 2024) 22 March 2017: Hyūga: Hyūga (DDH-181) 197 m (646 ft)
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is to sail this weekend to head the largest Nato exercise in Europe since the Cold War. The fleet flagship will leave Portsmouth Naval Base on ...
A British aircraft carrier that had been set to lead the largest NATO exercises since the Cold War will not set sail Sunday after a problem with its propeller was discovered during final checks ...
The Royal Navy is the principal naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces.Its assets include both commissioned warships and non-commissioned vessels. As of December 2024, there are 62 commissioned and active ships in the Royal Navy.
Since 2015, the Royal Navy has maintained a carrier strike group based around the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers with the aim to facilitate carrier-enabled power projection. [47] [48] It took to sea for the first time in October 2020 and its inaugural operational deployment is scheduled for 2021. [49]