The UK’s flagship aircraft carrier is ready for war after deploying across the world in a demonstration to Vladimir Putin of NATO’s "hard power", the defence secretary has said.
John Healey said HMS Prince of Wales, armed with F-35 stealth jets and defended by a group of British and other allied warships, is on five to 10 days’ notice to mobilise in a crisis.
He also said that Britain was making the carrier available to be used in NATO operations.
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