UK carrier strike group begins multi-national exercise Med Strike

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UK carrier strike group begins multi-national exercise Med Strike

After entering the Mediterranean on 29th April, HMS Prince of Wales and the ships of the CSG arrived off southern Italy to participate in the tail end of NATO exercise Neptune Strike. This has now concluded and the first major exercise of the deployment begins tomorrow. Exercise Med Strike in runs from 5-11th May in […] The post UK carrier strike group begins multi-national exercise Med Strike first appeared on Navy Lookout.

F-35B jets at core of Royal Navy’s exercise as Carrier Strike Group begins 2025 global deployment

This major international training event, held in the Ionian Sea between Sicily and Taranto, will run from 5 to 11 May. It brings together two carrier strike groups, 21 warships, three submarines, 41 fast jets, 19 helicopters, ten patrol aircraft and more than 8,000 personnel. The UK-led CSG includes a powerful mix of warships, an Astute-class submarine, and the F-35B Lightning aircraft, which are central to the group’s operational capabilities. …

UK Carrier Strike Group approaches the Mediterranean | The Australian Naval Institute

On 29 April the Royal Navy reported that its flagship HMS Prince of Wales is leading warships, aircraft and a submarine of the UK Carrier Strike Group into the Mediterranean ahead major allied exercises. After its complement of up to 24 Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning fighter jets were embarked in Prince of Wales, and […]