RFA Reliant, HMS Victorious, RFA Olwen and HMS Leander

HMS IMPLACCABLE-1942? HMS Implacable sails under the Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver BC

HMS Prince of Wales returns to Portsmouth at the end of CSG25

Ex Neptune Strike: Nato projects power in the Med as Russia’s attention shifts north

Joe Hearn – 24th November 2025 at 11:38am After the announcement that HMS Prince of Wales and its strike group had reached full operating capability under Nato command, she joined her Italian counterparts in a multi-domain exercise to strengthen deterrence and freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most contested domains.  Exercise Neptune Strike, currently underwayContinue reading “Ex Neptune Strike: Nato projects power in the Med as Russia’s attention shifts north”

Royal Navy flagship to be placed under direct Nato command for the first time

Jonathan Moynihan – 17th November 2025 at 12:02pm HMS Prince of Wales has been moved to Nato command in a European first, the Defence Secretary has announced, as two ministers visit Italy to mark the occasion.  The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier and her F-35 fighter jets have just finished Exercise Falcon Strike in the Mediterranean, John HealeyContinue reading “Royal Navy flagship to be placed under direct Nato command for the first time”