UK to permanently station 2 patrol ships in Indo-Pacific

Warships from Queen Elizabeth carrier group to dock in ports throughout Japan

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Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS Mersey sets sail through the English Channel. (Photo courtesy of the U.K. Royal Navy)

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Security affairs editor

TOKYO -- The U.K. will permanently deploy two patrol vessels to the Indo-Pacific following the deployment of a carrier strike group led by the HMS Queen Elizabeth, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told Japanese counterpart Nobuo Kishi here Tuesday.

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