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HMS Iron Duke And RAF Typhoons Deployed To The Baltic
HMS Iron Duke and four RAF Typhoons will deploy to the Baltic this month.
The assets are being moved as part of the UK's NATO responsibilities in Eastern Europe.
The Four Typhoons will take the lead in the Baltic Air Policing mission and will be based at Amare air base in Estonia in a Quick Reaction Alert Role.
HMS Iron Duke will return to the Baltic after participating in the multinational Exercise Joint Warrior off the coast of Scotland.
The type 23 frigate is half way through a six month deployment to northern Europe.
Later this year it will operate in the Baltic Region with up to four other Royal Navy Ships including HMS Ocean and HMS Pembroke.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:
"British planes protecting Baltic skies alongside our warship patrols and troops exercising, show how serious we are about the security of our eastern European partners."
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