HMS Prince of Wales Is Headed for Its Next Deployment |
HMS Prince of Wales Is Headed for Its Next Deployment
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The British aircraft carrier is now traveling to the Arctic, where it will join other NATO navies in the upcoming “Operation Firecrest.”
The Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales, began its current deployment last week—the first since last year’s Operation Highmast Carrier Strike Group 2025 (CSG25) mission to the Indo-Pacific. The conventionally-powered flattop arrived at Portsmouth Naval Base in November—giving the warship a far quicker turnaround time than is typical for the United States Navy’s nuclear-powered supercarriers, which often require a year or more of Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) after completing a deployment.
It was just last month that US President Donald Trump disparaged HMS Prince of Wales and her sister ship HMS Queen Elizabeth, labeling them as “toys” and dismissing suggestions that either could be sent to the Middle East to aid the US in its ongoing standoff with Iran.
The Royal Navy has been eager to show that the £3 billion ($4 billion) aircraft carrier is not a toy, and the UK’s senior service is looking to put past mishaps and problems with its carriers behind it.
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