Britain’s new flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived on Wednesday at its home port in southern England to great fanfare.<br />A fleet of vessels and helicopters accompanied the ship as it approached the harbor at the naval base in Portsmouth, where the 280-meter vessel will be based for its estimated 50-year lifespan. The $3.87 billion ship has been at sea undergoing tests and training since June, when it left a dockyard in Scotland.<br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.