Operation Kipion
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Operation Kipion is a long-standing maritime presence by the United Kingdom in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean to promote enduring peace and stability in the region, and ensure the safe flow of oil and trade. A permanent presence of 4 minesweepers forms the Mine Countermeasures element of this tasking.
Assets
- No. 902 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF
- RAFO Musannah (May 2015 – present):
- 2 x AgustaWestland Merlin HM.2 helicopters[1] of the 814 Naval Air Squadron
- RAFO Musannah (May 2015 – present):
- RFA Cardigan Bay (L3009) [2]
- RFA Fort Rosalie (A385) [2]
- Minesweepers HMS Bangor (M109), HMS Blyth (M111), HMS Ledbury (M30), HMS Middleton (M34) [2]
Historical:
- HMS Duncan with a Westland Lynx HMA.8 from 815 Naval Air Squadron (815 NAS) on board - (March 2015 - December 2015)[3]
See Also
References
- ↑ "902 Expeditionary Air Wing". Royal Air Force (RAF). Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Naval Deployments". Navy News. April 2018.
- ↑ "HMS Duncan hosts Qatar's Armed Forces". Royal Navy. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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