The UK's newest aircraft carrier has fewer sailors and fighter jets than US supercarriers. It's built to operate 'lean.'
Source: Business Insider ·
Business Insider visited the Royal Navy's fleet flagship, HMS Prince of Wales, as it conducted operations in the Norwegian Sea.
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A sailor on the flight deck of the HMS Prince of Wales.Jake Epstein/Business InsiderBusiness Insider embarked on the UK's newest aircraft carrier during operations near Norway.The HMS Prince of Wales is smaller and has fewer sailors and jets than American aircraft carriers.The warship's leadership described it as "lean-crewed" with a "highly efficient" air wing.ABOARD THE HMS PRINCE OF WALES — An F-35 stealth fighter roars down the flight deck of Britain's newest aircraft carrier, hurtling toward a ski-jump ramp above the Norwegian Sea.Seconds later, the jet is airborne, climbing into the sky. Silence returns to the flight deck of the HMS Prince of Wales, the Royal Navy's flagship.The Prince of Wales can carry up to 36 F-35 fighter jets, but only a handful were aboard when Business Insider visited the warship while it was operating off the coast of Norway this week."We have a relatively modest, yet highly efficient, air wing with the aircraft that we have," Capt. Ben Power, the…
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