HMS Astute participates in first photo exercise of the 2025 carrier strike group deployment

HMS Astute heads to Med in first photo exercise of 2025 carrier strike group deployment

HMS Astute heads to Med in first photo exercise of 2025 carrier strike group deployment - HMS Astute is on its way to the Mediterranean, with the first photos of the 2025 carrier strike group being released

HMS Astute participates in first photo exercise of the 2025 carrier strike group deployment

The RN has confirmed HMS Astute is a participant in Operation HIGHMAST and was officially named in the photos showing the group formed up together off the coast of Portugal on 28th April. Images of RN submarines at sea are increasingly rare. The RN never actually named the boats that participated in the CSG21 deployment […] The post HMS Astute participates in first photo exercise of the 2025 carrier strike group deployment first appeared on Navy

Royal Navy Merlin Mk2 Crowsnest Airborne Early Warning Helicopters Reach Full Operational Capability

The Royal Navy says its Merlin Mk2 Crowsnest Airborne and Control helicopters have reached full operational capability, with the milestone taking place before the start of the CSG25 deployment of the HMS Prince of Wales carrier strike group. The Merlin Mk2 Crowsnest will provide airborne early warning and command and control for the carrier strike group, using a radar lowered underneath the fuselage to search for incoming threats at ranges of up…