Operation Kipion

Operation Kipion
Location	Persian Gulf & Indian Ocean
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
	Keir Starmer; John Healey; Commodore Adrian C Fryer (as UK Maritime Component Commander) Air Commodore Nikki Thomas OBE (as UK Air Component Commander)

Operation Kipion is 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 gradual withdrawal of the Sandown-class minehunters from the Royal Navy, and their planned replacement with autonomous minehunting systems, the configuration of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron is likely to change. The Royal Air Force operations in the broader Middle East also fall under this operation.^[2]

^ "Operation Kipion". royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^ "Background quality report for the biannual UK Armed Forces and UK entitled civilian operational casualty and fatality statistics". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[1] "Operation Kipion". royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

[2] "Background quality report for the biannual UK Armed Forces and UK entitled civilian operational casualty and fatality statistics". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

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