Seeing double: Carrier Strike Group to team up with Italian force on first big test
CSG25 is on an eight-month mission to the Indo-Pacific and has just arrived off Italy's south coast for Exercise Med Strike
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Middle East RAF strikes on Houthis before CSG25 passes through Red Sea branded no coincidence
Defence expert Professor Michael Clarke says the strikes are a message to the Trump administration that the UK will stand with the US
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CSG25 HMS Dauntless completes air defence exercise during Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment
An F-35B Lightning fighter jet has flown past HMS Dauntless after she finished an air defence exercise in the Mediterranean
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Navy HMS Richmond's Merlin is in a bit of a tight spot on CSG25 – but it's worth the squeeze
A Merlin Mk2 has been carefully removed from the hangar on board HMS Richmond during her deployment on Carrier Strike Group 25
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CSG25 Royal Navy's flagship leads Carrier Strike Group 25 into the Mediterranean
As HMS Prince of Wales approached the Strait of Gibraltar, the aircraft carrier formed up alongside the majority of her strike group
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Opinion What does it take to keep the Carrier Strike Group 25 operating at sea?
Pinstripedline analyses the complex logistical challenges of resupplying the Carrier Strike Group 25 as it sails in international waters.
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CSG25 Allies join Prince of Wales and Carrier Strike Group as they transit the Atlantic
Singapore's RSS Formidable joined the ships on CSG25, although she is not part of the deployment, as did Spanish frigate Méndez Núñez.
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Navy CSG sends incredible message to our adversaries, says PM as he visits flagship
Sir Keir Starmer thanks the crew of HMS Prince of Wales and the other personnel of CSG25 as they begin their eight-month deployment.
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Navy Second Sea Lord thanks crew as Norwegian warship with Navy Wildcat joins CSG25
HNoMS Roald Amundsen has departed Bergen for an eight-month mission as part of the UK-led Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment.
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Navy Massive crowd sees off HMS Prince of Wales as carrier leaves Portsmouth for CSG25
Families flocked to Portsmouth seafront as the Royal Navy flagship headed out to sea for eight months on Carrier Strike Group 25.
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Navy Flagship leads Carrier Strike Group 25 on crucial deployment after years of planning
BFBS Forces News went on board HMS Prince of Wales before she departed on Operation Highmast, better known as CSG25.
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Navy HMS Richmond receives major upgrade to boost combat capability on CSG25
She'll be able to share more vital combat data even faster with other ships during the naval deployment thanks to a technical upgrade.
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Navy Final preparations as RFA Tidespring crew gears up for Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment
The 39,000-tonne ship has spent 2025 so far in Birkenhead undergoing maintenance and upgrades to prepare her for the mission.
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Navy What dangers will the Carrier Strike Group face on its deployment around the world?
Steve Prest, a former weapons specialist on HMS Queen Elizabeth, speaks to BFBS Forces News about the potential threats to CSG 25.
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Naval History CSG25 might see HMS Prince of Wales sailing through significant historic waters
Numerous vessels have shared the name, Prince of Wales, ranging from a captured 18th-century ship to a 21st-century aircraft carrier.
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Navy Sitrep: UK carrier strike group shows credible force without US ships, says retired commodore
A retired Royal Navy commodore says HMS Prince of Wales's strike group shows the UK can still project credible maritime power without US ...