HMS Richmond joined by Poseidon aircraft on JEF exercise

The Type-23 frigate left NATO’s Exercise Cold Response last week to work alongside JEF partners and allies in the Baltic Sea.20th March 2022 at 11:12am

The Royal Navy’s HMS Richmond has been joined by a Poseidon aircraft while exercising in the Baltic Sea.

The Type-23 frigate is currently exercising with the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) – a military alliance that looks to maintain security in Northern Europe.

The Poseidon MRA1 (P-8A) supported HMS Richmond whilst the ship worked with partners and allies – with the JEF made up of the UK, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway.

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Last week, the Prime Minister hosted a summit with the leaders of JEF nations to discuss the war in Ukraine.

HMS Richmond left a major NATO exercise to operate in the Baltic Sea with JEF allies.

The ship had been expected to take part in NATO’s Exercise Cold Response – which sees roughly 30,000 troops from more than 25 countries train together.

NATO said Exercise Cold Response, the largest Arctic exercise for 30 years, which includes 200 aircraft and 50 vessels, was “not linked to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine”.

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