UK Navy joins Pacific drill for first time

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 21, 2022 12:33 am

LONDON: A British patrol ship has taken part for the first time in 'Exercise Keen Sword,' the regular Pacific training operation carried out by the Japanese and US navies, the UK said Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

HMS Spey joined the ten-day military workout focused on a combined response to armed attacks 'aimed at testing the readiness of participating countries,' the Royal Navy said in a press release.

COMBAT EXERCISE This handout photo taken and released by Japan’s Ministry of Defense Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, shows members of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces and US Armed Forces conducting a bilateral exercise over the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea. Japan and the US held joint military drills in the airspace over the Sea of Japan after North Korea fired a missile, Tokyo defense officials said. AFP PHOTO

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