HMS Prince of Wales e USS George Washington navigano insieme durante il talismano di esercizio Sabre 25

Credit to PO Phot Rory Arnold

>18th July 25 – HMS Prince of Wales sails alongside US Carrier USS George Washington as the UK Carrier Strike Group integrates with US Navy forces during Exercise Talisman Sabre 25. This powerful demonstration of allied naval strengths highlights the deep operational ties between partner nations, uniting carrier aviation and advanced maritime capabilities from the United Kingdom, USA, Australia, Canada and Norway in a dynamic display of readiness across the Indo-Pacific.

>Spread over a vast area spanning the Northern Territory and Queensland from Darwin to Brisbane, the Australian-US led Exercise Talisman Sabre involves around 35,000 military personnel from 19 nations.

>Now in it’s 11th iteration, the goal of the exercise is to demonstrate the commitment of allies and partners to the collective security of the Indo-Asia Pacific region.

>UK Flagship HMS Prince of Wales with her F-35B Lightning jets, Merlin and Wildcat helicopters provides the carrier strike element, supported by her escorts, frigate, HMS Richmond and Destroyer HMS Dauntless, and international frigates HNoMS Ronald Amundsen (Norway), HMCS Ville de Quebec (Canada), SPS Mendez Nunez (Spain) and HMNZS Te Kaha (New Zealand). Tanker RFA Tidespring is keeping the force – and other allied ships – on station by supplying them with fuel.

>The UK Commando Forces will be heavily engaged throughout the exercise, alongside a Ranger Battalion from the Army and RAF Voyager aircraft.

Nice to be back in the carrier game after decades of short signed fuck ups.