Both of UK’s aircraft carriers, which are supposed to serve as the backbone of the Royal Navy, would have major battlefield vulnerabilities in a potential conflict with a near-peer adversary, The Times reported on Friday, citing sources.
A defense source told the paper that the UK military had run a “whole load of scenarios” simulating a full-scale conflict, in which the navy’s “ability to survive” was tested against an “overwhelming force”.
The war games, the details of which are secret, involved HMS Queen Elizabeth – the fleet’s current flagship – and HMS Prince of Wales, which were commissioned in 2017 and 2019, respectively. Designed to project UK power across the globe, these flattops can carry up to 40 aircraft, including advanced F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters, and can host helicopters for anti-submarine warfare as well as troop transports.
A Times source familiar with the situation admitted that “in most war games, the carriers get sunk”, adding that the ships are particularly exposed and at risk to missiles.
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Malaysian women's pair Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan were reportedly unhappy with their performance despite winning their opening round match at the China Masters in Shenzhen today.
Anyway, they were barely troubled by China's new pairing, Ding Ke Yun-Wang Yi Duo, winning 21-16, 21-14 in 39 minutes.
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