Prince of Wales pivots from Middle East to Arctic NATO drills
TL;DR
UK's aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales remains on high readiness but is unlikely to sail to the Middle East; sources say it will instead take part in NATO Arctic exercises with no deployment decision yet made, as Britain has already bolstered forces around Cyprus and other regional assets amid ongoing tensions with Iran.
Topics:worlddefence#arctic-nato-exercises#cyprus-bases#defence#hms-prince-of-wales#middle-east#uk-defence-readiness
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