HMS Queen Elizabeth

UK’s newest carrier joins fight against Daesh, stirs Russian interest

HMS Queen Elizabeth, a 65,000-ton carrier, has a squadron of the cutting-edge F-35 jet and its support ships include the US destroyer The Sullivans
The carrier group is supporting the UK's missions to wipe out the remnants of Daesh in Iraq as the US focuses on its withdrawal from Afghanistan

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS | AP · 22 June 2021