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* {{ship|RFA|Cardigan Bay|L3009|6}} (June 2022 – April 2024)<ref>{{Cite Twitter profile|rfacardiganbay}}</ref> |
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*{{HMS|Chiddingfold|M37|6}} (mid-2020 – early-2025)<ref name=”:1″>{{cite news|date=24 December 2021|title=Kipion|work=Navy Lookout|url=https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/1474347879854661632|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> |
*{{HMS|Chiddingfold|M37|6}} (mid-2020 – early-2025)<ref name=”:1″>{{cite news|date=24 December 2021|title=Kipion|work=Navy Lookout|url=https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/1474347879854661632|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref> |
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* {{HMS|Lancaster|F229|6}} with a [[AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat|AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2]] from [[815 Naval Air Squadron]] (815 NAS) on board – (December 2022 – |
* {{HMS|Lancaster|F229|6}} with a [[AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat|AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2]] from [[815 Naval Air Squadron]] (815 NAS) on board – (December 2022 – 2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://.com/——|title= |date= |website= |access-date= 2025 }}</ref> |
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* [[HMS Bangor (M109)|HMS Bangor]] (mid-2021 – 2025; damaged by collision, January 2024 and effectively out of service; returned to the U.K. for refit as of end 2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-mine-warfare-update-hms-bangor-extended-in-service-for-5-years/|title=Royal Navy mine warfare update – HMS Bangor extended in service for 5 years |date=21 November 2021 |website=Navy Lookout |access-date=21 November 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 January 2022|title=A mother and her babies|work=Chief of Joint Operations – Lieutenant-General Stickland|url=https://twitter.com/LtGenStickland/status/1479704696768106496|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Allison |first=George |date=2024-01-19 |title=British minehunters collide in Gulf, damage to be assessed |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-minehunters-collide-in-gulf-damage-to-be-assessed/ |publisher=UK Defence Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=A naval accident in context – Royal Navy minehunters collide in Bahrain |url=https://www.navylookout.com/a-naval-accident-in-context-royal-navy-minehunters-collide-in-bahrain/ |publisher=Navy Lookout}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://x.com/NavyLookout/status/1995183552481071128?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet |title=@NavyLookout Welcome home @HMSBangor, arriving today on heavy lift vessel MV Mighty Servant 2 – on her way into Rosyth following epic journey from Bahrain. |number=1995183552481071128 |user=NavyLookout |date=30 November 2025 |access-date=1 December 2025}}</ref> |
* [[HMS Bangor (M109)|HMS Bangor]] (mid-2021 – 2025; damaged by collision, January 2024 and effectively out of service; returned to the U.K. for refit as of end 2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-mine-warfare-update-hms-bangor-extended-in-service-for-5-years/|title=Royal Navy mine warfare update – HMS Bangor extended in service for 5 years |date=21 November 2021 |website=Navy Lookout |access-date=21 November 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 January 2022|title=A mother and her babies|work=Chief of Joint Operations – Lieutenant-General Stickland|url=https://twitter.com/LtGenStickland/status/1479704696768106496|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Allison |first=George |date=2024-01-19 |title=British minehunters collide in Gulf, damage to be assessed |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-minehunters-collide-in-gulf-damage-to-be-assessed/ |publisher=UK Defence Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=A naval accident in context – Royal Navy minehunters collide in Bahrain |url=https://www.navylookout.com/a-naval-accident-in-context-royal-navy-minehunters-collide-in-bahrain/ |publisher=Navy Lookout}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://x.com/NavyLookout/status/1995183552481071128?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet |title=@NavyLookout Welcome home @HMSBangor, arriving today on heavy lift vessel MV Mighty Servant 2 – on her way into Rosyth following epic journey from Bahrain. |number=1995183552481071128 |user=NavyLookout |date=30 November 2025 |access-date=1 December 2025}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:24, 5 December 2025
Ongoing peacetime deployment of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force
Operation Kipion has been a long-standing air and maritime presence by the United Kingdom in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean to promote enduring peace and stability in the region, and ensure the safe flow of oil and trade. Up until the early 2020s, a permanent presence of 4 minesweepers formed the Mine Countermeasures element (9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron) of this tasking. With the return of all crewed minehunters to the U.K., and their planned eventual replacement with autonomous minehunting systems, the configuration of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron had been expected to change. Nevertheless, as of the end of 2025, it was reported that both remaining minehunters in the Gulf would be withdrawn. Whether they would be replaced with autonomous capabilities in the near-term was unclear.[2]
The Royal Air Force operations in the broader Middle East have also fallen under this operation.[3]
- Mine Countermeasures Vessels[4]
Historical:
Royal Air Force
Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar – 901 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF
RAFO Musannah, Oman – 902 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF
Al Minhad Air Base, UAE – 906 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF
