Carrier Strike operations a step closer for Royal Navy
Another milestone has been reached in the UK’s return to carrier strike operations.
Personnel from five Royal Navy ships took part in the latest validation exercise, learning how to work as part of a battlegroup with the nation’s new aircraft carriers.
The UK Carrier Strike Group exercise was run by the US Navy and involved the French, Danish and German navies.
As well as personnel from HMS Queen Elizabeth, members of the ships’ companies from Prince of Wales, Type 45 destroyer’s HMS Dragon and Diamond and Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose, also took part.
Destroyers and frigates will be escorts for both HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales when they deploy.
The Multi-National Fleet Synthetic Training Group Command Exercise was run from the Maritime Composite Training System site at HMS Collingwood.
One thing that cannot be simulated by synthetic environments is the practicality of having jets on deck.