NATO warships have joined HMS Prince of Wales for the start of exercises off the UK coast. The carrier and her task force practised sailing in close formation and learned how different navies operate as they began Joint Warrior – testing the readiness of the UK Carrier Strike Group and its ...
The UK’s most advanced air power – F-35 Lightning stealth fighters – have embarked on HMS Prince of Wales as the carrier prepares to join NATO allies on its biggest exercise in decades. For the first time, the 65,000-tonne ship will host UK Carrier Strike Group battlestaff as she takes a ...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has conducted a first-of-its-kind demonstration of its short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability on the HMS Prince of Wales, a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, using the Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System. The demonstration took place on November 15, 2023, when the Prince of Wales was underway ...
QinetiQ has launched its Banshee Jet80+ from the deck of the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier for the first-time off UK waters. In the latest training demonstration the launch of the Banshee Jet80+ helped the carrier’s crew train for real-world scenarios by flying as realistic threat targets. The demonstration ...