In the Mediterranean Sea, ships of the Russian Navy's permanent formation will conduct missile firing 30 km from the British carrier strike group, led by the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth (named after the current Queen of England, Elizabeth II). The exercises are scheduled for June 26. This was reported in the materials of the international notification system for aviation personnel (NOtice To AirMen, NOTAM).
According to the data, exercises of Russian Navy ships with missile launches will take place on June 26. The Mediterranean Sea zone south of Cyprus will be closed to them. The NOTAM notices note that the British carrier group is operating in a small area of the sea also south of Cyprus from June 1 to June 30.
Joint firing of the fleet and aviation, as previously warned by the Russian Ministry of Defense, began in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea on Friday. Five ships, two submarines, aircraft carrying the Kinzhal MiG-31K hypersonic missiles and Tu-22M3 supersonic missile-carrying bombers are involved in the maneuvers.
Two Russian MiG-31K fighters hit a simulated enemy with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles during an exercise. The pilots received practical skills in performing tasks in new geographic areas,” Sergei Kobylash, commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, told one of the Russian publications. - This is a very important experience. The tasks were completed with high quality
However, on June 22, information was published on the official UK Government website that CSG21, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, represents the largest concentration of UK sea and air power in the latest generation and that this is its first operational deployment, which is carried out jointly by the Royal Navy and the Royal Military. -air forces.
It is noted that there are 18 British and American F35B aircraft on board HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is the largest number ever to cruise the seas. The aircraft are equipped with advanced sensors, flight control systems and stealth technologies. The last flight from the aircraft carrier was made on June 22.
That is, not far from Cyprus, the armies of two powers are shaking in front of each other with ultra-modern weapons, the recent incident between which has not yet been resolved. Something is somehow creepy, dear readers.
Source: Russian media photo: thesun.co.uk
