Is the Royal Navy Indo-Pacific ready, or should the carrier strike group stay closer to home?

The Government denies that the frigate 'Méndez Núñez', based in Ferrol, will be deployed in the South China Sea or around the Taiwan Strait, given reports that it would be integrated into a patrol of the combat group led by the British aircraft carrier 'Prince of Wales'.

Is the Royal Navy Indo-Pacific ready, or should the carrier strike group stay closer to home?

There has been considerable debate over the prospect of deploying the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to the Indo-Pacific region in 2025. Here we look at the outline programme for the deployment and consider the case for and against a change of plan. CSG21, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth proved the UK carrier group could […] The post Is the Royal Navy Indo-Pacific ready, or should the carrier strike group stay closer to home? first appeared on Navy Lo…