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HMS Queen Elizabeth

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Manufacturer:BAE SystemsIntroduced: 2017|Status: active|Origin: United Kingdom
NAVALSPEC // HMS-QUEEN-ELIZABETH
HMS Queen Elizabeth
2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain
View in Naval Rankings
FIREPOWER
90
MOBILITY
86
PROTECTION
87
SENSORS
90
COMBAT VALUE
88
UNIT COST
$4200.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typecarrier
Categorynaval
Country🇬🇧United Kingdom
ContractorBAE Systems
Statusactive
Generation5 Generation
Introduced2017
Service StatusActive
Data SourceRoyal Navy Surface Fleet Registry / Jane’s Fighting Ships
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
86/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
70/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length284 m
Width73 m
Height56 m
Weight65,000,000 kg
Crew1600 personnel
Max Speed46 km/h
Range19,000 km
Endurance60 hrs
Fuel Capacity5,000,000 L
PowerplantIntegrated Full Electric Propulsion (IFEP) with 2x Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines and 4x diesel generators
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
1,500 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
Ski-jump flight deck supporting up to 36x F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters1,500 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
3x Phalanx 20mm CIWS4x 30mm DS30M Mk2 automated gunsMiniguns
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
S1850M 3D volume search AESA radar and Type 997 Artisan 3D E/F-band radar(400 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteEQUIPPED
Sonar 2050 bow active sonar and towed array torpedo warning receiver(40 km)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR75% WORKSHARE
Naval Group🇬🇧
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇬🇧
Marine Gas Turbines / Nuclear / CODLOGVendor: Rolls-Royce DefenceThrust/Power: Combined Gas Turbine Propulsion
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇫🇷
Integrated 3D Multi-Function Naval Radar ArrayManufacturer: Thales GroupArchitecture: 3D Naval Air Search & Fire Control Radar
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇫🇷
Mk 41 / Sylver Vertical Launch System & Heavy TorpedoesVendor: MBDAPayload: VLS Missile Array
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇫🇷
Sonar Acoustic Suite & Optical SurveillanceVendor: Safran Electronics & Defense
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸
Intel FederalNode: 16nm Rad-Hardened Military Silicon
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionmedium
Armor Thickness180 mm
CountermeasuresEddystone communications ESM system, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, Naval Decoy IDS300
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioBowman tactical comms
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$4,200,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$110,000,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$55,000,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
1 Operator Nations~2 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇬🇧United KingdomDomestic Operator
2units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
90/100
Mobility
86/100
Protection
87/100
Sensors
90/100
Reliability
86/100
Maintainability
85/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceRoyal Navy Surface Fleet Registry / Jane’s Fighting Ships
Last Verification Date2026-10-07