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HMS Illustrious is preparing mass evacuation of Britons from Syria, Jordan...
The British helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious (nicknamed “Lusty”) along with the amphibious assault ship HMS Bulwark are part of contingency plans drawn up by the Royal Navy for a possible mass...
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UK’s Response Force Task Group heading to the Mediterranean Sea
Led by HMS Illustrious (aka “Lusty”), elements of the UK’s Response Force Task Group (RFTG), left Portsmouth on Oct. 1, to take part to part to a series of exercises around the UK as well as in the...
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Illustrious-based Apache gunship helicopters in live fire exercise off Gibraltar
HMS Illustrious (“Lusty”) has just finished its part of Cougar 12 deployment to the Mediterranean that saw its Apache attack helicopters firing live Hellfire missiles on ranges off Gibraltar. Two...
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[Photo] Periscope of U.S. submarine emerges next to UK aircraft carrier in...
Released by the UK Ministry of Defense, this image shows the periscope of the American submarine USS Dallas cutting through the surface as UK aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious sails past. Both units,...
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