The deployment of the British Royal Navy flagship alongside allies is the right response to protect international waters from threats, the United Kingdom defense secretary John Healey, told the House of Commons Wednesday.
He added that HMS Prince of Wales’ eight-month mission leading the UK Carrier Strike Group maintains principles which need protecting - namely the freedom of navigation.
This comes as the RAF and American forces carried out an air strike on a drone manufacturing facility operated by Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Paveway IV precision guided bombs were used to destroy the cluster of buildings without any civilian casualties, according to British navy statement.
Houthi militants, supported financially and military by Iran - and even Russia on occasion - have been attacking merchant vessels and Royal Navy warships in the Red Sea.
Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond came under fire drones and missiles while deployed there.