Russian fighter bombers ‘buzz’ warship HMS Queen Elizabeth as crew scramble stealth jets

Dramatic footage shows the moment Russian warplanes buzz a British aircraft carrier in a “threatening” manoeuvre.

Vladimir Putin’s jets can be seen flying towards HMS Queen Elizabeth, whose crew scramble its own F-35 stealth fighters to confront them.

The extraordinary video shows the crew warning the Russians to back off as the massive Royal Navy warship sails through the Mediterranean on its first deployment.

The incident happened in 2021 but has now been revealed in a new BBC documentary The Warship: Tour of Duty that starts on Sunday the 22nd January.

The £3.2 billion HMS Queen Elizabeth and its sister ship HMS Prince of Wales are the UK’s biggest ever warships.

It was was near the Suez Canal on its way to the Far East on a seven-month tour when the Russian planes appeared.

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[thomthumbe]

My family and I have visited (personally and for my GOVT work as well) the UK on many occasions and have loved every minute of our time spent there. I am a proud American, but I’d very proudly and willingly stand beside my British friends any day, any time, for any reason. Thanks for all you guys do on this Green Earth! 🫡 God save the king!!!

[Discoveryjamie]

Bit of a false title considering current moments

[onebridge]

Not much you can do when the Russians were 6 miles from the carrier. That’s way to close and they should have had interceptors in the air once those planes were 100 miles out and intercepted them at 50.

[geoffroberts]

I'd be VERY confident they were aware of what and where they were LONG before six miles out.

[CPPidiots]

"Britons never shall be slaves"

Ragnar Lothbrok: *hold my mead*

[JS-pondering_reality]

They only wanted to see what a functioning Aircraft carrier looks like, lol

[ultralaggerREV]

I like how they announce scramblings in the most calm way possible xD

[nicolaeerik-liviu]

What a great job, thank you for your services lads.!❤🇬🇧

[Zenfix]

Psychological peace is a great stage for a person who is able to accept his life.

[tnickknight]

Russia likes to play because all it has is a rusty carrier that can not take a short sail with out starting to sink 🤣

[rlicon]

Cheerios my NATO friends. I remember my friend Mick a British RAF friend deployed with the rest of us in Diyarbakir Turkey. That guy rock solid man and a heck of a drinker.

[RicCow-jz]

Not the biggest, not the most powerful navy. But pound for pound, it's definitely the best

[sacchitkallaraviju]

its funny how Britain thinks they still rule the waves 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[TheIceman]

Beautiful ship. Love from the USA 🇺🇸 🤝🇬🇧

[Zenfix]

Peace comes when everyone is content with what they have.

[brewski]

The Russians saw the F-35s and quickly retreated.

[Bigsky]

And the "Love boat" theme plays....🤣

[keithcombs]

The Russians are just envious of an aircraft carrier that doesn't look like a raging tire fire when sailing. ;)

[danielwhyatt]

It’s veeery good that right from the beginning, because of the times we’re now it, they clarify this was filmed in 2021.
Thiiink I might’ve watched this before if it hasn’t just taken this long to finish getting authorisation through all the footage to be released.

[IndependentLogos]

Glad to see patriotism is alive and well on Royal Navy ships even if it's shunned back in the UK.