Exeter's adopted Royal Navy ship,HMS Defender has arrived on station to provide support for the campaign against ISIL.
She will back a US Navy carrier task group in the Gulf, using her world-class air defence weapon systems to protect the US Navy aircraft carrier, USS George H W Bush and her aircraft as they launch airstrikes as part of the international coalition against ISIL.
HMS Defender, one of the most advanced warships ever built for the Royal Navy, is operating as a fully integrated part of the carrier strike group.
Using her air defence radar and Sea Viper missile system, the ship provides an 'umbrella' of air defence to the Nimitz class aircraft carrier and her escort ships while they patrol the Gulf and launch airstrikes against the terrorist group ISIL.
