HMS Queen Elizabeth embarks on sea trials

This previously unseen modification to the stub wings of an Army Air Corps (AAC) Apache AH1 reportedly comprises floatation gear for Apaches deploying to sea, perhaps related to upcoming maritime trials aboard HMS ‘Queen Elizabeth’. The equipment is said to have been developed by Leonardo Helicopters and QinetiQ. David Owen A ROYAL Navy Merlin HM2 helicopter from 820 Naval Air Squadron at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Cornwall has been training with HMS Queen Elizabeth in Portsmouth Naval Base as