U.K. Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Leaves for 8-month Pacific Deployment

HMS Prince of Wales (R09) and its escorts departed the Plymouth and Portsmouth naval bases on Tuesday, “beginning an eight-month mission to demonstrate U.K. and allied collective resolve and determination to maintain security and freedom from the Atlantic to the Pacific” reads a Royal Navy (RN) release. The deployment, known as Operation Highmast, marks the second time the U.K. Carrier Strike Group has deployed to the Indo-Pacific. Its first deployment was in 2021, led by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). Between now and December, the CSG will conduct a series of exercises and operations with air, sea and landRead More