UK To Deploy Aircraft Carrier As Part Of Indo-Pacific Renewed Focus UK To Deploy Aircraft Carrier As Part Of Indo-Pacific Renewed Focus UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab discussed the deployment of the aircraft carrier during the 2+2 virtual meeting with their respective Japanese counterparts.
UK government has announced plans for the deployment of a new Carrier Strike Group.
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The UK government has announced plans for the deployment of a new Carrier Strike Group led by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth later this year as part of its renewed focus on the Indo-Pacific region, following talks with Japan.
UK commits to deeper defence and security cooperation with Japan
HMS Queen Elizabeth’s deployment to Indo Pacific later this year will enhance Japan and UK defence cooperation
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3 February 2021 Defence Secretary Ben Wallace (l) and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (r) took part in the virtual ministerial with their Japanese counterparts (Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street)
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab discussed the deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth during the “2+2” virtual meeting with their respective Japanese counterparts, Ministers Nobuo Kishi and Toshimitsu Motegi.
CSG21, led by UK aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, will herald a new era for UK-Japan defence and security cooperation, providing opportunities for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy and their respective Japanese counterparts to operate together and support opportunities for future collaboration, including on the F35 and Amphibious programmes
The problem is exacerbated by the U.S. Navy’s global mission set, requiring it to send submarines everywhere.
While this stat is alarming, including the sub fleets of allies like Japan and South Korea shifts the balance of power back away to an America-led coalition.
In the next 10 years, China will have more submarines than the U.S. Navy, as that country continues to both grow and upgrade its undersea fighting force. The U.S. will have 66 subs of all types by 2030, compared to China’s projected 76. But while the Navy’s submarine fleet will be the third largest in the world, after China and North Korea, raw numbers don’t quite tell the whole story.