![]() ![]() More than 20 warships and submarines, plus maritime patrol aircraft, helicopters and thousands of military personnel from a dozen nations are taking part in the fortnight long combined exercise. Thousands of military personnel from a dozen nations took part in the combined UK/NATO exercise Joint Warrior/Dynamic Mariner which ended yesterday, testing their abilities individually and collectively to deal with global events. “The final act of the new carrier’s preparation for operations was participation in the largest military exercise hosted in the UK this autumn. The whole Prince of Wales team are grateful for the support of our followers, our families and our friends and hope that they keep following us towards our first deployment.” We’ll achieve all of this by working with our friends and colleagues from the RAF, the British Army and across Defence to deliver our contribution for the UK as a problem-solving, burden-sharing partner nation. “This is a significant moment for the ship which will see us operate with fighter jets, helicopters, drones, and other vessel. ![]() “We have excitingly jumped the final hurdle and are now a fully-fledged strike carrier, ready at 30 days’ notice for operations around the globe,” said HMS Prince of Wales’ Commanding Officer Captain Steve Higham. It means HMS Prince of Wales can join her sister HMS Queen Elizabeth on operational dutues when required the latter is currently beginning the second half of her maiden deployment leading a carrier strike group in the Pacific. ![]() The Royal Navy say here that a fortnight-long international exercise off the Scottish coast “put the stamp on two years of intensive training for the Portsmouth-based warship, 700-plus crew, the Royal Navy and RAF squadrons who will operate aircraft from her flight deck – including the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning stealth fighter – and thousands of military personnel and civilians who support and maintain the endeavour”. The UK now has two large aircraft carriers at sea ready for operations after HMS Prince of Wales was recently declared operational. ![]()
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