NORTH SEA - 14 September 2023 - Aerial view of HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Diamond in the North Sea where the two warships conducted a joint air exerc

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NORTH SEA - 14 September 2023 - Aerial view of HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Diamond in the North Sea where the two warships conducted a joint air exercise with HMS Queen Elizabeth. HMS Diamond is currently - 16 December 2023 - deployed in the Gulf of Aden, where it yesterday - 15 December 2023 - successfully shot down a Houthi strike drone which was targeting merchant ships in the area. Large shipping lines like Maersk have ordered their ships to drop anchor or change course. The Gulf of Aden is part of the shipping lanes that pass through the Suez Canal and are an important artery of global trade - Photo: Geopix/UK MoD/LPhot Chris Sellars

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Size: 5477px × 3653px
Location: North Sea, Europe
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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