The aircraft carrier is probably the most powerful weapon system in the world. A floating city with thousands of sailors and dozens of aircraft on board, aircraft carriers project power around the world like nothing else. But did you know that not all flattops are the same and there are two main types of carriers?
The Chinese military has been spending a lot on its navy and has created the largest naval force in the world. When it comes to aircraft carriers, although it is still behind, it is slowly catching up.
On Friday night, divers carried out an underwater inspection on HMS Queen Elizabeth, one of the Royal Navy’s two aircraft carriers. They discovered corrosion on a shaft coupling and this means the ship will need to be repaired in dry dock. The Navy is now scrambling to get her sister ship, HMS Prince of Wales, ready in order to take Queen Elizabeth’s place on a major Nato exercise. This setback is the latest in a long struggle over the last quarter-of-a-century in which the Royal Navy has sought
HMS Prince of Wales is back in service and recently completed F-35 training operations with the United States Navy, and ready to prove that she is the finest the Royal Navy has to offer.