Originally Posted by Hangarshuffle
...Is Ocean available?...
HMS OCEAN finishes playing a central role in Ex JOINT WARRIOR off Scotland today:
Originally Posted by The Independent 10 Apr 2015
...Scores of ships and aircraft from 13 countries will take part in war games, in an unprecedented show of military strength. The Nato exercises off Scotland involve at least 55 warships, 70 aircraft and 13,000 sailors and will include submarine hunts, amphibious landings and ship against ship attacks.
They take place against a background of rising concern about Russian expansionism but the Ministry of Defence said the Exercise Joint Warrior war games are a twice-yearly exercise rather than a response to any specific threat. However, the Joint Warrior exercises are the biggest yet held by Nato and are intended to act as a show of strength while honing the ability of member nations to co-operate in the event of an attack...
HMS Ocean, which in June will become the Navy’s Fleet Flagship [vice HMS BULWARK], has just completed a refit and is expected to join the exercise...