HMAS Sydney DDG 42 HMS Prince of Wales F-35B Lightning HNoMS Roald Amundsen F 311
Ships front to back: Norwegian warship HNoMS Roald Amundsen, HMS Prince of Wales, Australian warship HMAS Sydney, with an F-35B taking off from HMS Prince of Wales.
11 July 2025 – Ships from the UK Carrier Strike Group formed up and sailed together off the coast of western Australia.
The Carrier Strike Group is the Royal Navy’s key deployment of 2025. Led by UK flagship HMS Prince of Wales and involving a dozen nations, the eight-month mission – known as Operation HIGHMAST – will take the task group