Royal Navy aircraft carriers set for powerful new upgrades amid WW3 fears

Royal Navy aircraft carriers set for powerful new upgrades amid WW3 fears

The Queen-Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers will now be equipped with deck-launched long-range missiles

Royal Navy To Arm Its Carriers With Long-Range Missiles

The United Kingdom has outlined plans for its future carrier air wing, which should include drones and undisclosed long-range missiles that would be launched from its deck, alongside the F-35B stealth fighters that currently go aboard its two flattops. While there have been ongoing efforts to trial drones aboard the two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, the long-range weapons and the broader effort stressing the combination of “high and l…