Britain's Royal Navy is spearheading a joint naval operation off the coast of Estonia and in the southern Baltic this week, involving vessels from all three Baltic States, plus the Swedish Air Force. The operation, which is also dealing with the tough weather conditions, is part of the United Kingdom-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), which has conducted large-scale exercises in the Baltic in the past.
0 >Royal Navy, Merevägi and Latvian and Lithuanian naval vessels involved in this week s Operation Expone. Source: U.K. Ministry of Defense/social media
Britain s Royal Navy is spearheading a joint naval operation off the coast of Estonia and in the southern Baltic this week, involving vessels from all three Baltic States, plus the Swedish Air Force. The operation, which is also dealing with the tough weather conditions, is part of the United Kingdom-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), which has conducted large-scale exercises in the Baltic in the past.
Maj. Gen. Indrek Sirel, Deputy Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) said: Security and defense of waterways are our priorities during times of crises, said.