Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he welcomed "the fact that we can now address this historic wrong".

"The vast array of weaponry across the Carrier Strike Group is more than just a show of strength. It allows us to carry out whatever peacekeeping operations are necessary."

HMS Queen Elizabeth and her Carrier Strike Group will visit Greece in June.

Australian vessels are expected to join the British Carrier Strike Group at Singapore.

American nuclear submarine USS Greeneville recently worked with a British aircraft near the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

NATO Operation Sea Guardian is a year-round tasking aimed at stopping illegal activities at sea.

Ultra has announced a contract award to commence work on the key Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) system for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) programme – named the Towed Low Frequency Active Sonar (TLFAS).

BAE has been selected to supply 12 Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to the Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the Mine Counter Measures Vessels (MCMV) programme.

Effective at ranges up to about 2,000 metres, bullets from the new heavy machine-guns can penetrate light armour and will "tear through" speed boats.

The launch didn't go unnoticed in Florida after the public noticed a 'comet like' streak in the sky.