Content Stats & Analytics for @ukinusa

British Embassy Washington DC
@ukinusa

17,443 followers

🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧Welcome to Florida HMS Prince of Wales!! The Royal Navy’s largest aircraft carrier arrived at Naval Station Mayport today for the first time as part of its deployment to the western Atlantic Ocean, which will be its longest yet. The Royal and U.S. navies are closely aligned on the challenges we face, and recognize the need for collaboration to achieve our goals. We have a mature and institutionalized relationship that delivers genuine capabilities with the intention of being interchangeable. The HMS Prince of Wales deployment to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States will revolutionize the way the Royal Navy operates Carrier Strike Groups. By the time the aircraft carrier returns home shortly before Christmas, the ship will have: • Operated advanced drone technologies, demonstrating the delivery of vital supplies without the need to use helicopters • Landed and launched F-35 Lightning stealth fighters in more ways, more quickly and in the harshest of sea conditions to increase the strike carrier’s firepower •Increased the range and conditions in which the US Marine Corps’ impressive MV-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft can operate. The ship will embark F-35B stealth fighters for the final phase of pushing the boundaries of the UK’s fifth-generation jets’ operating limits from the carrier. The F-35 has undergone extensive trials and assessment both in the U.S. and the U.K. operating from the flight decks of both Queen Elizabeth-class carriers and has deployed operationally. But five years after the Lightning jets made their debut on a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, there’s still more to learn about the state-of-the-art fighter – and more to be exploited. Pushing the boundaries will see more advanced take-off and landing techniques tested, allowing the F-35s to return to the carrier faster and heavier (i.e with more fuel and weapons aboard) which cuts the time between sorties, allowing the ship to launch more strike missions, faster. #royalnavy #usnavy #aircraftcarrier #armedforces #military #nato #f35 #drone #hmsprinceofwales