{"id":307302,"date":"2025-04-23T07:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T07:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=307302"},"modified":"2025-04-25T06:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T06:26:12","slug":"royal-navys-thinly-veiled-threat-to-russia-after-unveiling-new-3000000000-warship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=307302","title":{"rendered":"Royal Navy’s thinly veiled threat to Russia after unveiling new \u00a33,000,000,000 warship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craig Munro \u2013 Metro April 22, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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The Royal Navy is sending its flagship halfway around the world to demonstrate to the UK\u2019s foes and allies that \u2018we mean business\u2019.<\/p>\n

HMS Prince of Wales<\/a> is leading the international Carrier Strike Group (CSG) on its way to the Indo-Pacific region after leaving the harbour at Portsmouth earlier today.<\/p>\n

Crowds lined the walls of the harbour to wave it off, as meets up with warships from Norway<\/a> and Canada<\/a> on an eight-month deployment titled Operation Highmast.<\/p>\n

Along the way, the group will participate in exercises, operations and visits with 40 countries from the Mediterranean to Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Commodore James Blackmore, the commander of the CSG, said the 65,000-tonne flagship will send a \u2018powerful message\u2019 when it appears over the ocean horizon on its travels.<\/p>\n

He said: \u2018It\u2019s about supporting key trade routes that exist from the Indo-Pacific region to the UK, and supporting partners and allies in the region, showing that we are there as a capable and credible force should it be required.<\/p>\n

\u2018That in a time of crisis, we can come together and fight together and show that we have a capability that we mean business with.\u201d<\/p>\n

The top Navy figure added: \u2018Working closely with partners from across the globe, Operation Highmast will demonstrate credible deterrence and our support to Nato and the rules-based international order.<\/p>\n

\u2018This will reaffirm that the UK is secure at home and strong abroad and reinforce the UK\u2019s commitment to the Indo-Pacific.\u2019<\/p>\n

Among the formidable fleet will be tanker HNoMS Maud and frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen, both from Norway.<\/p>\n

Canadian frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec, British frigate HMS Richmond and RFA Tidespring from the UK\u2019s Royal Fleet Auxiliary will also join.<\/p>\n

On top of that, a contingent of 18 F-35B jets from the UK will be added in the days after deployment, with six more joining later.<\/p>\n

There will also be Merlin Mk2 anti-submarine helicopters from RNAS Culdrose and Merlin Mk4 Commando and Wildcat helicopters from RNAS Yeovilton, as well as T-150 Malloy and Puma drones.<\/p>\n

In total, there will be 2,500 military personnel \u2013 about 2,100 British and 400 from Norway, Canada and Spain \u2013 making up the mammoth deployment.<\/p>\n

Captain Will Blackett, commanding officer of HMS Prince of Wales, said his crew had been training \u2018very, very hard for over a year now\u2019, but they were now \u2018good to go\u2019.<\/p>\n

He added: \u2018I grew up in Portsmouth, I went to school about a mile away, and I sat on the Round Tower as a 10-year-old saying \u2018One day, I\u2019d like to be the captain of a warship\u2019, and I was in the crowd watching an aircraft carrier leave.<\/p>\n

\u2018Somehow, I\u2019m about to be the captain of an aircraft carrier, leaving in front of 10-year-olds sitting at the Round Tower, and for me, it\u2019s a momentous moment.\u2019<\/p>\n

First up on the CSG agenda is a Nato exercise off the coast of France to test aerial defences before the ships move to the Mediterranean to work with the Italians.<\/p>\n

Captain Blackett said: \u2018This ship is a fantastic machine, she\u2019s got amazing equipment \u2013 state of the art \u2013 and we\u2019re very proud to take her around the world.<\/p>\n

\u2018But it only works because of the magic that\u2019s brought to it by the people on board.\u2019<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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