UK F-35 Lightning Force prepares for full operational capability on CSG25
Carrier Strike Group 25 sets sail later this month, with Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales carrying up to 24 F-35B Lightning jets.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales is leading Carrier Strike Group 25 – but who's sailing with her?
A maritime strike force of this size is composed of multiple types of ships, frigates, destroyers, submarines and supply vessels.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales to lead Carrier Strike Group 25 to bolster European security
Final preparations are underway as more than 3,000 personnel from the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force will be involved in Operation Highmast.
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Navy Carrier Strike Group to trial drones for delivering supplies during Far East deployment
Remotely piloted drones will be used for the first time to move supplies between ships.
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Navy Families wave off HMS Prince of Wales as she departs for trials ahead of CSG25
HMS Prince of Wales has left Portsmouth for time at sea ahead of her big deployment with Carrier Strike Group 25 later in the year.