The current most visible element of EW systems on Royal Navy ships are the Thales UAT R-ESM antennas fitted around the radar masts of Type 23 frigates, Type 45 destroyers, and the Queen Elizabeth ...
The Royal Navy said its operation began on Saturday ... Somerset, a British Type 23 frigate, used its radar system to report on the movements and a Merlin helicopter from its naval air squadron ...
The Russian warship had been escorting a cargo ship on its voyage from Syria through the English Channel and North Sea.