Visitation to Maritime Operations Center by Director of Strategy and Policy, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, Royal Navy.

Director of Strategy and Policy, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff, Royal Navy, Rear Admiral Anthony Rimington who was in Japan to participate in the JMSDF-Royal Navy Staff Talks, visited Commander in Chief of the Self Defense Fleet, Vice Admiral SAITO Akira in Maritime Operation Center.
During the discussion, the two Admirals confirmed that defense cooperation of the JMSDF and Royal Navy has entered a new phase, and actively exchanged views about bilateral/multilateral exercise focused on a high-end tactical level with the Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group, which is planned to deploy to the Indo-Pacific region in the near future, and strengthening our cooperation in monitoring and surveillance activities against illegal maritime activities such as illicit ship-to-ship transfer with North Korean ships.
The Self-Defense Fleet maintains responsiveness, safeguards the peace and defense of Japan, continues to integrate with allied and like-minded navies and contributes to the stability in the Indo-Pacific region in order to realize a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific.”