American and British flattops Posted on August 9, 2017 by alert5 170808-N-KB401-139 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2017) Left to right, Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Iron Duke (F 234), Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS Westminster (F 237), Royal Norwegian Navy frigate Helge Ingstad (F 313), Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), and guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) sail in formation during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug.8. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released) Related posts (Automatically Generated): Kang Ding-class frigates to get Sky Sword II missile for air defense RAAF at Red Flag 16-1 Improvise! Russia took a Tor-M2KM turret and installed it on a frigate Wildcat completes trials on HMS Iron Duke Carl Vinson, Ronald Reagan CSGs might conduct joint drills off S. Korea next month Super Hornets, F-15Js fly in formation over CVN 76