Our wider analysis of the deployment can be read here. In the first of the episodes, each an hour in length, QE is shadowed by Russian ships in the Mediterranean, weapons are tested in preparation for what lies ahead and the ship makes her first port call in Sicily. The footage was originally leaked online and those responsible were subsequently disciplined. Of note in the trailer above is that the MoD has allowed the inclusion of official footage from the take-off accident that led to the loss of an F-35 jet on 17th November 2021. The deployment was an opportunity to demonstrate the RN’s latest capabilities to allies and adversaries and was conducted against a backdrop of complex international tensions. Events take place before the Ukraine war but were heavily impacted by COVID which curtailed many of the expected chances for runs ashore. With 1,600 on board, the series focuses on a few representative individuals, from the most junior to the most senior. The diverse ship’s company has an average age of just 24 and many of the sailors had never been to sea before.
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