The Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Gibraltar for her first overseas port visit. The 65,000 tonne future flagship was conducting a routine logistics stop having left her home in Portsmouth a week earlier for helicopter trials. February 9, 2018. Wikipedia
iNews: Russian warplanes ‘monitoring’ the HMS Queen Elizabeth in Syria
It comes after Moscow fired warning shots at and dropped bombs near the HMS Defender in the waters off Crimea
Russian warplanes have arrived in Syria to “monitor” Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth as the ship starts patrols off the country’s coast.
It comes after Moscow claimed it had fired warning shots at and dropped bombs near the HMS Defender in the waters off Crimea. The Ministry of Defence said no shots were fired or bombs dropped.
Russia’s three supersonic Tu-22M3 Backfire bombers are carrying Kh-22 missiles nicknamed “aircraft carrier killers”, which are capable of taking out US Navy nuclear powered vessels.
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WNU Editor: I am sure these Russian jets are making their presence felt.