The UK Carrier Strike Group tracked a Russian Navy intelligence vessel during Exercise Dynamic Mongoose in the Norwegian Sea, the UK Defence Journal understands.
Posted to the official @COMUKCSG account on 21 May, imagery also shows a Type 45 destroyer operating in close proximity to the Russian vessel Yuri Ivanov.
The post described the activity as a joint effort between the Carrier Strike Group and Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), stating “CSG + @COM_SNMG1 = NATO coordination into action.”
NATO’s Maritime Command confirmed on 21 May that the Portuguese Navy frigate NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida and a Royal Navy Merlin Mk2 helicopter from HMS Prince of Wales were among the assets shadowing the Yury Ivanov as it lingered near NATO forces.
The Yuri Ivanov is an intelligence ship designed to collect signals intelligence and monitor allied naval activity. Its presence came as Russia separately concluded a three-day nuclear weapons exercise involving ballistic and cruise missile launches in the Barents Sea.
Dynamic Mongoose 2026 is taking place in the Norwegian Sea along the Norwegian coastline, with maritime patrol aircraft from Canada, France, Germany, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States participating, supported by surface vessels from Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal. The exercise is designed to train NATO naval forces in anti-submarine warfare, with allied submarines manoeuvring beneath the Norwegian Sea while surface and air forces are tasked with detecting, tracking and countering underwater threats.
US Navy Rear Admiral Bret Grabbe, commander of Submarines NATO, said the exercise “demonstrates NATO’s ability to operate together in one of the world’s most strategically important maritime regions, reinforcing our commitment to the security of the High North and the North Atlantic.”
HMS Prince of Wales is currently deployed as the lead vessel of the UK Carrier Strike Group, operating alongside SNMG1 during the exercise.
OHHH NOOO…..Shock horror.
Russian Spy ship shadows group exercise, whatever next.
The purpose of reporting is to document events, it doesn’t have to be shocking to be worthy of publication.
The purpose of my post was to highlight the shock that those who do not know, would probably feel having read the article headline.
It’s so often that these headlines (When used by the Red Tops) cause shock to the un informed. It’s just like the Rivet Joint Articles you run on here George, “We” all know it happens but the masses have no clue until the “Shocking headlines” appear In their News sources.
It’s my particular mindset, not personal.
Keep up all the great work and don’t get burnt today ! ☀️☀️☀️
You are such a wag, not.
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Gosh!
Do the Russians still make use of AGIs?
It will at least give the TG some practice in EW security if nothing else. We do it to them and they do it to us. Forever it shall be.
Shocking…. I never knew … Not. 🤦♂️
according to Navy Lookout the airwing consists of 2 Merlins and 2 Wildcats
And not a single “wing” between them.