Overview

• The carrier arrived at HMAS Coonawarra on July 24, marking the first British aircraft carrier visit to Australia in nearly 30 years
• Prince of Wales completed two weeks of joint operations with allied forces during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 before docking in Darwin
• Ships from 12 nations tested disarming and rearming of missiles with practice munitions to validate Darwin as a forward logistics base
• UK and Australian officials are using the deployment to reaffirm support for the AUKUS partnership during a Pentagon treaty review
• The vessel remains on its eight-month Operation Highmast deployment and is scheduled to visit Japan between August and September