All 10 Joint Expeditionary Force Navies Sign Northern Navies Initiative in Oslo Aboard HMS Prince of Wales, With 100 Million Pounds for UK Commando Force
The Royal Navy and its Joint Expeditionary Force allies have signed a Northern Navies Initiative agreement that will increase security across northern Europe, the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea.
The UK government reported on November 10 that First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins signed the agreement onboard HMS Prince of Wales during the International Sea Power Conference in Oslo, Norway. The initiative was signed by representatives of all 10 JEF maritime nations.
The UK government said the initiative seeks to make the JEF NATO's maritime vanguard in the North Atlantic, High North and Baltic, able to act early, combine quickly and transition seamlessly into NATO command should the Alliance need to mobilise at scale.
Speaking after signing, Jenkins said that after nine months of hard work, the JEF Northern Navies Initiative had taken a huge step forward, and that together the nations had shown what is possible when like-minded nations are united by a common purpose. He said the threats faced are multiplying and must be risen to.
In practice, the UK government said, greater interoperability means a Royal Navy frigate could transfer operational responsibility to another JEF member without losing momentum, and a warship could repair, refuel and resupply in an allied port rather than returning home. Partners will operate in the same way, train to the same standard, plan together before a crisis and support one another, including by developing compatible equipment.
The UK is also putting in 100 million pounds of new investment to progress the transformation of the UK Commando Force into a Warfighting Formation focused on the High North, including aiming to increase the number of Royal Marines regularly deployed in the region.
The Royal Navy is embarking on its most extensive rebuilding programme since the Second World War, the UK government said. The existing programme will use 280,000 tonnes of new steel, rising to around 450,000 tonnes when planned programmes are included. The initiative delivers on a Statement of Intent proposed by Jenkins in London last April.
来源链接： https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-royal-navy-led-northern-navies-initiative
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