Charting the Indian Ocean, South China Sea, and Pacific Ocean, this deployment, the largest of any European naval power in 20 years, should be framed within the appropriate analytical frameworks for broader clarity of what precisely this deployment represents. The first likely stop will be to conduct exercises with NATO partners in the Mediterranean, before heading east of Suez.
The vessels will now undergo final preparation checks and maintenance, as they prepare for their last exercise as a group, Exercise ‘Strike Warrior’, taking place off the west Hebrides range in May 2021, before departing Portsmouth to embark upon its maiden operational deployment in the weeks after. Furthermore, Exercise Joint Warrior saw the largest number of aircraft on a British Royal Navy carrier since 1983, as well as the most F-35B jets at sea across the globe. It followed the successful North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Joint Warrior Exercises held last autumn, in which the UK-led multinational deployment focussed on incorporating all elements of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) with 13 of the UK’s allies, including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Turkey, Japan, UAE and the US. This status denotes that all elements of the group, from fighter jets to radar systems to anti-ship weapons, have been successfully brought together and operated. “Just three days after the Brexit transition period came to an end on 1 January 2021, the Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 2021 (CSG21) deployment reached a significant milestone itself it had reached Initial Operating Capability (IOC). The ship later joined the rest of the carrier group en route to Asia.ĭon’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp.‘The Carrier Strike Group 2021: The Maritime Component of Global Britain’ The UK, which does not recognise Russia's annexation of the Crimea, insisted HMS Defender was in legitimate waters off Ukraine. Last month, Russia issued strong protests at what it said was a British destroyer's violation of its territory in the Black Sea. In addition, the Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels HMS Spey and HMS Tamar will start a permanent deployment to the Asia-Pacific region next month, supported by ships from Australia, Japan and Singapore. "We will respect China and we hope that China respects us," he said, stressing: "We will sail where international law allows." "It's no secret that China shadows and challenges ships transiting international waters on very legitimate routes," he told The Times newspaper.
Wallace defended the deployment on a visit to Tokyo earlier this month. "We will be confident, but not confrontational." Noting comments made in parliament in April by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, the ministry spokesperson said: "We are not going to go to the other side of the world to be provocative." HMS Queen Elizabeth has been coordinating exercises with the navies of India, Malaysia and Singapore in recent days, and is due to pay visits to five Japanese ports in September. "It is taking the most direct route through international waters to conduct exercises with allies and partners in the Philippine Sea." "The carrier strike group is lawfully navigating the South China Sea, just as one-third of global shipping does on an annual basis," a Ministry of Defence spokesperson said in London.
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