The Royal Navy’s Flagship HMS Prince of Wales is to Begin An Eight-Month Deployment to Send a “Powerful Message” of the Uk’s Naval and Air Power.
Operation HighMast Will Take in Joint Exercises and Visits With 40 Countries Across The Mediterranean, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Japan and Australia.
The £ 3bn Aircraft Carrier is scheduled to sail from Portsmouth on Tuesday, Accompanied by Navy Base 45 destroyer HMS DAUNLESS, To Join A Formation of Warships, Supply Ships and Aircraft The Coast Of Cornwall.
HMS Prince of Wales, AS The Bigggest Class of Ships in the Royal Navy, is Leading Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG25)
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King Charles Visited The Aircraft Carrier in March
Later Duration The Deployment, as Many As 4,500 Military Personnel Will Be involved in Exercises in the Indo-Pacific Region. Forces from Norway, Canada and Spain Are Among 12 Other Nations Taking Part in Operations.
The CSG’s First Task Will Be to Join A NATO Exercise Off France Testing Aerial Defences Before the Ships Move on the Mediterranean to Work
HMS Prince of Wales Picture at Portsmouth Naval Base in Febul. PIC: PA
OTher Military Assets Include A Contingent of Up To 24 Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning Fightning Fighter Jets, Merlin MK2 Anti-Submarine Helicopters, Merlin MK4 Commando and Wildcat Helicopters along World T-50 Malloy and Puma Dones.
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Royal Navy Exercises on HMS DAUNLESS
Commodore James Blackmore, CSG Commander, Said The Deployment Would Send a “Powerful Message” of the Uk’s Naval and Air Power.
He Said: “It’s About Supporting Key Trade Routes That Exist from the Indo-Pacific Region to the UK, and Supporting Partners and Allies in the Region, Showing That We Are A Capable and Credible Force Force Should it.
“Operation Highmast Will Demonstrate Credible Deterrence and Our Support to NATO and the Rules-Based International Order.”
Defense Secretary, John Healey MP, Called it an “Immensely Complex Operation.
“This is a unique opportunity for the uk to operate in the close coordination with the partners and allies in a deployment that not only shows out to school and stability, but also provides an option. Trade and Exports, “He Added.
