NATO problems before massive exercises.  The British aircraft carrier will not arrive

– Yesterday, routine pre-departure checks revealed a problem with the clutch in HMS Queen Elizabeth's starboard drive shaft. Therefore, the ship will not sail on Sunday. Vice Fleet Admiral Andrew Burns said HMS Prince of Wales would assume her NATO duties and depart to take part in Exercise Steadfast Defender as soon as possible.

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This means that the British Navy will not be able to send an aircraft carrier to the Red Sea region, where the US-British operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen is taking place, because the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales are the only aircraft carriers in the region. Royal Navy. Deputy Defense Secretary James Hebbey mentioned the possibility of sending an aircraft carrier earlier this week.

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