Major Culdrose deployment gets underway when HMS Prince of Wales leaves today

Major Culdrose deployment gets underway when HMS Prince of Wales leaves today

More than 260 personnel from RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall are involved in Operation Highmast.

HMS Prince Of Wales Carrier Strike Group Sails For CSG 25 Deployment

The highly awaited Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment started on Apr. 22, taking HMS Prince of Wales, its F-35B-focused air wing and an escort force to the Indo-Pacific. Many years in the making, Operation Highmast, the official operational title for the Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG 25) deployment, is the first major Royal Navy deployment to the Indo-Pacific since 2021’s Operation Fortis. This time, all F-35B Lightning IIs sailing with the strik…

HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group Sails for CSG 25 Deployment

The highly awaited Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment started on Apr. 22, taking HMS Prince of Wales, its F-35B-focused air wing and an escort force to the Indo-Pacific. Many years in the making, Operation Highmast, the official operational title for the Carrier Strike Group 25 (CSG 25) deployment, is the first major Royal Navy deployment […] The post HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group Sails for CSG 25 Deployment appeared first on The Avia…

HMS Prince of Wales sets sail on global power projection

The latest news on the United Kingdom. The Royal Navy's flagship, HMS Prince of Wales, has departed Portsmouth on a sweeping eight-month deployment that will take it from the Mediterranean to the Pacific. Accompanied by a multi-national fleet and carrying up to 24 F-35B stealth jets, the 65,000-tonne carrier will serve as the spearhead of Operation Highmast, an exercise in global military coordination and maritime presence. Alongside RAF squad…