Royal Marines from 42 Commando will also deploy with the carrier.Дutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen and American Arleigh Burke destroyer USS The Sullivans are also part of the strike group.Дefence Secretary Ben Wallace said: вЂњWhen our Carrier Strike Group sets sail next month, it will be flying the flag for Global Britain вЂ“ projecting our influence, signalling our power, engaging with our friends and reaffirming our commitment to addressing the security challenges of today and tomorrow. More than 30 aircraft will also embark across the task group including F-35 jets from 617 Squadron, the Dambusters, and the US Marine CorpsвЂ™ VMFA-211 Wildcat helicopters from 815 Naval Air Squadron and Merlin helicopters from 820 and 845 Naval Air Squadrons. Joining HMS Queen Elizabeth on her maiden deployment are destroyers HMS Diamond and Defender frigates HMS Richmond and Kent an Astute-class submarine in support below the waves and Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ships RFA Fort Victoria and RFA Tidespring. While in the Pacific, ships from the Carrier Strike Group will mark the 50 thВ anniversary of the Five Powers Defence Arrangements between Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and the UK by taking part in Exercise Bersama Lima. The group will also join up and take part in exercises with French carrier FS Charles De Gaulle in the Mediterranean as well as navies and aircraft from allies such as the US, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan and the UAE. Led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, the task group will visit 40 nations including India, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore in a deployment covering 26,000 nautical miles. The UKвЂ™s Carrier Strike Group will visit more than one fifth of the worldвЂ™s nations when it sails next month.

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