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 From: 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.