The United Kingdom will permanently assign two Royal Navy (RN) River-class Batch II offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the Indo-Pacific region later this year, UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said on 20 July during a two-day visit to Japan.

In a statement issued by the British Embassy in Tokyo, Wallace noted that the move will follow on from the inaugural deployment to the region of Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) – led by the RN aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth – adding that the UK will also contribute a Littoral Response Group in the coming years, demonstrating the country's “commitment to collective defence and security in the region in the decades ahead”.

The two OPVs – HMS Spey and HMS Tamar – will sail west to the Indo-Pacific region at the end of August. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the vessels would be “supported by partners during their operations, including Australia, Japan and Singapore”.

The United Kingdom will permanently assign two Royal Navy (RN) River-class Batch II offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the Indo-Pacific region later this year, UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said on 20 July during a two-day visit to Japan.

In a statement issued by the British Embassy in Tokyo, Wallace noted that the move will follow on from the inaugural deployment to the region of Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) – led by the RN aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth – adding that the UK will also contribute a Littoral Response Group in the coming years, demonstrating the country's “commitment to collective defence and security in the region in the decades ahead”.

The two OPVs – HMS Spey and HMS Tamar – will sail west to the Indo-Pacific region at the end of August. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the vessels would be “supported by partners during their operations, including Australia, Japan and Singapore”.

The United Kingdom will permanently assign two Royal Navy (RN) River-class Batch II offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the Indo-Pacific region later this year, UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said on 20 July during a two-day visit to Japan.

In a statement issued by the British Embassy in Tokyo, Wallace noted that the move will follow on from the inaugural deployment to the region of Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) – led by the RN aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth – adding that the UK will also contribute a Littoral Response Group in the coming years, demonstrating the country's “commitment to collective defence and security in the region in the decades ahead”.

The two OPVs – HMS Spey and HMS Tamar – will sail west to the Indo-Pacific region at the end of August. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the vessels would be “supported by partners during their operations, including Australia, Japan and Singapore”.

The United Kingdom will permanently assign two Royal Navy (RN) River-class Batch II offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the Indo-Pacific region later this year, UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said on 20 July during a two-day visit to Japan.

In a statement issued by the British Embassy in Tokyo, Wallace noted that the move will follow on from the inaugural deployment to the region of Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) – led by the RN aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth – adding that the UK will also contribute a Littoral Response Group in the coming years, demonstrating the country's “commitment to collective defence and security in the region in the decades ahead”.

The two OPVs – HMS Spey and HMS Tamar – will sail west to the Indo-Pacific region at the end of August. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the vessels would be “supported by partners during their operations, including Australia, Japan and Singapore”.

The United Kingdom will permanently assign two Royal Navy (RN) River-class Batch II offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the Indo-Pacific region later this year, UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said on 20 July during a two-day visit to Japan.

In a statement issued by the British Embassy in Tokyo, Wallace noted that the move will follow on from the inaugural deployment to the region of Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) – led by the RN aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth – adding that the UK will also contribute a Littoral Response Group in the coming years, demonstrating the country's “commitment to collective defence and security in the region in the decades ahead”.

The two OPVs – HMS Spey and HMS Tamar – will sail west to the Indo-Pacific region at the end of August. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the vessels would be “supported by partners during their operations, including Australia, Japan and Singapore”.

The United Kingdom will permanently assign two Royal Navy (RN) River-class Batch II offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) to the Indo-Pacific region later this year, UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace said on 20 July during a two-day visit to Japan.

In a statement issued by the British Embassy in Tokyo, Wallace noted that the move will follow on from the inaugural deployment to the region of Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) – led by the RN aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth – adding that the UK will also contribute a Littoral Response Group in the coming years, demonstrating the country's “commitment to collective defence and security in the region in the decades ahead”.

The two OPVs – HMS Spey and HMS Tamar – will sail west to the Indo-Pacific region at the end of August. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the vessels would be “supported by partners during their operations, including Australia, Japan and Singapore”.