US EditionBritain’s Prince of Wales Aircraft Carrier Makes Japan Debut
The British strike group will remain in Japan until early September to conduct joint drills and advance defense projects with Japan and allies, officials said.
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U.K. Navy Aircraft Carrier Prince of Wales Docks at Yokosuka; Marked 1st Visit by a U.K. Aircraft Carrier Since 2021
YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa — The British Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier made a port call at the U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Tuesday. This marked the first visit to Japanese port by a U.K. aircraft carrier since the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier in 2021.
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Japan TodayBritish navy carrier group makes port call in Japan, 1st in 4 years
A British aircraft carrier strike group made a port call in eastern Japan on Tuesday, marking the first such visit in about four years in a show of deeper security cooperation between the two nations.
The British Navy's newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, docked at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka Air Base in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan today. This marks the second time the British aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has docked at Yokosuka since 2021. Prior to the docking, British fighter jets conducted shipboard training aboard a Japanese frigate for the first time, deepening the UK-Japan quasi-alliance.
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