Three times the size of the Invincible Class Aircraft Carriers, these huge ships use the latest technology and equipment, enabling them to operate with a streamlined crew of 679.

The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy consists of two vessels. The lead ship of her class, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was named on 4 July 2014 [16] in honour of Elizabeth I [17] and was commissioned on 7 December 2017. [3] .

We play a leading role integrating F-35B with the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers for the UK. The Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) carrier will be the new home for the UK’s F-35B aircraft, delivering an uncompromising carrier strike capability anywhere in the world.

Jan 7, 2019 · The Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) mission systems, comprising 62 individual sub-systems, are vital for the delivery of aircraft carrier operations and allow crews to assess and respond to threats, plan joint, air and maritime operations and manage aircraft movements.

Jan 8, 2019 · BAE Systems has signed an updated integration services agreement with the Royal Navy to provide essential mission system support to Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.

May 7, 2021 · BAE Systems has revealed the installation of Shared Infrastructure (SI) and Sandbox private clouds to the second Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. Deployment of these technologies allows the Royal Navy to trial and deploy new mission capabilities on a single, reliable digital platform.

Jan 2, 2017 · The carrier’s radars will be the BAE Systems S1850M for long range wide area search, and the BAE Systems Artisan 3D maritime medium-range radar and navigation radar. The S1850M has a fully automatic detection and track initiation that can track up to 1,000 air targets at a range of 400 kilometres.

Sep 9, 2013 · BAE Systems has begun integration trials of the Artisan medium-range 3D surveillance radar at a secret electromagnetic radar testing facility on the Isle of Wight, in support of the UK Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers (QEC) programme.

(BAE Systems) The return of Carrier Strike marks a new chapter for the UK. QE and Prince of Wales will give the country a multirole floating airbase, able to project power, deploy transport and attack helicopters and operate fixed wing aircraft - and, most probably one day, UAVs.

5 days ago · BAE Systems has a unique role in the design, build and support of both the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, making us the perfect partner to support integration flight trials.