Delivered by Aircraft Carrier Alliance
The two QEC ships are
being delivered by the Aircraft
Carrier Alliance, a partnering
relationship between BAE
Systems, Thales UK, Babcock,
and the MoD. During the
construction phase the project
involved six shipyards and more
than 700 businesses in a supply
chain located around the UK.
Queen Elizabeth will now
complete the remainder of
her test and commissioning
programme prior to formal
handover to the RN later this
year. First of class flight trials
with rotary- and fixed-wing
aircraft are planned for 2018.
SA Artillery