HMS Queen Elizabeth was among the warships, submarines, aircraft and four thousand personnel as part of the maritime excercises PANAJI: The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group (CSG) and the Indian Navy held maritime exercises in the Bay of Bengal, the two countries said in a statement. The maritime partnership exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy saw the two navies conducting a range of multi-ship, air, sea and sub-surface maritime evolutions, as well as, close quarter manoeuvring, said the British High Commission. The wargames also included the F-35B stealth fighter which operates from the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth. This is the maiden exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy’s latest aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth. The exercise enables both the navies to advance their interoperability and cooperation ahead of similar maritime exercises later this year.