Debrief: Can Britain’s Carriers Adapt To A NATO-First Doctrine? | Aviation Week Network

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Tony Osborne
December 04, 2025

Britons waving flags at an aircraft carrier

Credit: Royal Navy/Ollie Leach

The Royal Navy’s latest Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Asia-Pacific region has been hailed as a great success. As HMS Prince of Wales returned to Portsmouth, England, on Nov. 30, the UK defense ministry said the ship’s eight-month deployment, codenamed Operation Highmast, delivered defense…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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