Britain set to confront China with new aircraft carrier

[F-22Raptor]

Military chiefs have drawn up plans to base one of Britain’s new aircraft carriers in the Far East to play a part in countering an increasingly assertive China, The Times can reveal.

HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of the two carriers to complete training, will set sail on its maiden grand voyage as the centrepiece of a carrier strike group early next year. The £3.1 billion vessel is expected to visit the Far East, conducting military exercises with allies including the United States and Japan.

It is also likely to spend some time as a “floating trade fair”, used as a platform for deals, according to a defence source.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/...ont-china-with-new-aircraft-carrier-v2gnwrr88

 

[I S I]

Cute

 

[Michael Corleone]

basically out of china's claim... how's that anyway "challenging china"
what's UK even thinking, it's royal navy's golden days have long gone

 

[peagle]

Military chiefs have drawn up plans to base one of Britain’s new aircraft carriers in the Far East to play a part in countering an increasingly assertive China, The Times can reveal.

HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of the two carriers to complete training, will set sail on its maiden grand voyage as the centrepiece of a carrier strike group early next year. The £3.1 billion vessel is expected to visit the Far East, conducting military exercises with allies including the United States and Japan.

It is also likely to spend some time as a “floating trade fair”, used as a platform for deals, according to a defence source.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/...ont-china-with-new-aircraft-carrier-v2gnwrr88

I am British and proud, as it is my homeland. I just think we need to get out of this American lap we jump into by habit.
Time to follow a balanced path.

 

[S10]

That's a cute ship. I'm sure China is shaking in fear.

 

[Uguduwa]

LOL what the **** on earth is the UK doing in SCS? Maybe some people just can't get over the empire days.

 

[Michael Corleone]

I am British and proud, as it is my homeland. I just think we need to get out of this American lap we jump into by habit.
Time to follow a balanced path.

one hypersonic BM and their goes your tax money 3000m down the drain

 

[Nilgiri]

One hypersonic BM and boom....

LUL, the level of utter stupidity of some people @gambit

 

[Journeyman]

U.k is a strong country but it is an insignificant country in the eyes of the littoral states of south east asia

 

[waz]

One hypersonic BM and boom....

LUL, the level of utter stupidity of some people @gambit

Lol.....
Anyway sensationalist article, we're not confronting anyone, anytime soon.

 

[Imran Khan]

uk will pay more bills only

 

[khansaheeb]

Lol.....
Anyway sensationalist article, we're not confronting anyone, anytime soon.

You can't put it past Bojo and his band of Indians in the cabinet. Bojo and the Indians take on the Chinese , lol.

 

[Zapper]

one hypersonic BM and their goes your tax money 3000m down the drain

Going by that logic, China has 1 outdated liaoning, Shandong undergoing sea trails and two more under construction which could be taken out by Supersonic & Hypersonic missiles

but why is daddy China still investing in Aircraft Carriers!!

 

[Trailer23]

one hypersonic BM and their goes your tax money 3000m down the drain

More like down the bottom of the Ocean.

This isn't the Falklands War and China isn't the Argentina of the 80's.

The US is just trying to play all their cards to intimidate China and it isn't working. They're gonna take down UK (again), just like they did in Afghanistan - if it gets that far.

All this scene is missing is Russia Aircraft Carrier to even the odds and make it interesting.

 

[Tom_Cruise]

This is gonna be fun to watch.