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UK CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ASSEMBLES
Pictured: HMS Prince of Wales (R09) followed by HMS Portland (F79).
Aerial imagery of the UKCSG Task Group taken from a Merlin Mk2 of 814 Naval Air Squadron.
UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) units assembled for the start of Exercise Joint Warrior, a UK led exercise forming part of NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender (STDE24). The task group is led by the UKCSG embarked on HMS Prince of Wales, which is operating F-35B jets alongside Merlin and Wildcat helicopters. The carrier is escorted by: HMS Portland, a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate; HMCS Charlottetown, a Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate; SNS Cristόbal Colόn, a Spanish Navy Álvaro de Bazán-class air defence frigate; HMDS Niels Juel, a Danish Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate. Logistical support is supplied by RFA Tidesurge and RFA Tidespring, allowing the Carrier Strike Group to remain at sea for extended periods of time.
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