Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, has hosted a meeting of the Dragon Group onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth. The Dragon Group, named after its first meeting aboard HMS Dragon in 2018, is a regular meeting of Defence Chiefs from the Gulf and wider Middle East region. The Dragon Group ...
An International Maritime Security Unit lead by the US is conducting an operation to secure shipping in the Persian Gulf. A maritime security operation has been securing shipping channels through the Persian Gulf. Operation Sentinel is lead by the US and includes Britain, Albania, Bahrain, UAE, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. Kuwait and ...
HMS Kent and HMS Defender have deployed from their Portsmouth bases to begin Asian missions in the Gulf and the Pacific. HMS Kent and HMS Defender have been deployed from Plymouth to Asian missions in the Gulf and Asian Pacific respectively to tackle smuggling, terrorism, and forge regional ties. HMS Kent, ...
The UK has joined an international maritime security mission lead by the USA to secure trade routes in the Strait of Hormuz. The UK will aim to protect maritime security in the Strait alongside the US navy, securing merchant vessels. The operation will use assets already present in the region to ...