The Ministry of Defence has said it has identified no concurrency risks to key overseas commitments despite planning for a potential ceasefire in Ukraine.
In response to a written parliamentary question from Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, Veterans Minister Al Carns said Defence conducts a continuous review of all current and planned commitments to ensure they are properly resourced by the single Services.
Obese-Jecty had asked what assessment had been made of the potential impact of a ceasefire in Ukraine on the UK’s ability to sustain Operation FIRECREST, Operation CABRIT and the Joint Expeditionary Force contribution to ARCTIC SENTRY.
Carns said that commitments relating to Ukraine have been appropriately resourced and deconflicted, with “no identified concurrency risks affecting the Department’s ability to sustain planned outputs for Operation FIRECREST, Operation CABRIT, or the Joint Expeditionary Force contribution to ARCTIC SENTRY.”
He added that as operational planning for the MOD’s contribution to a ceasefire progresses, any additional requirements will be assessed and resourced through established mechanisms.
In separate written answers, Obese-Jecty asked what United States Marine Corps aviation assets would operate from HMS Prince of Wales during Operation FIRECREST, and when the operation would commence and conclude.
Carns confirmed that Operation FIRECREST will be delivered by the UK’s Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Prince of Wales, but declined to provide further detail. He said he was “unable to provide further detail of Operation FIRECREST in order to maintain the Operational Security of His Majesty’s Armed Forces.”
With the massive defence spending rise that has been announced…..not……
Even stating this rubbish is an example of how irrelevant this government has made itself. There is absolutely no way that all of this can be resourced with the pitiful levels of conventional defence expenditure.
But the Chancellor has said we just had a new frigate launched from Rosyth last week. Can’t use it? Why ever not? Might it not exist? Maybe rolling a ship out of a build hall counts as a launch in her mind. Maybe someone needs to tell her it’ll be four years before the Navy get a chance to use it. A process slowed by the lack of funding.
Scum.
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