Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato

The Guardian ^ | Wed 29 Apr 2026 | Dan Sabbagh

[MinorityRepublican]

Britain has agreed to create a unified naval force with nine European countries to deter future Russian threats from the “open sea border” to the north, the head of the Royal Navy has announced.

Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins said that despite the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, where the strait of Hormuz remains closed after the US-Israeli war in Iran, “Russia remains the gravest threat to our security”.

In a speech, the first sea lord said the 10 members of the Joint Expeditionary Force (Jef), had signed last week a statement of intent to create a “multinational maritime force” to act as a “complement to Nato”.

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TOPICS: European Union; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: europe; europeanunion; euroweenies; lol; navy; pathetic; unitedkingdom

[Texas Eagle]

There ya go. Take care of your own back yard.

[Wuli]

But they will do nothing to help secure transport of the oil they badly need from the Middle East!!!

[Maine Mariner]

The British Navy: more admirals then ships. How many of their ships would be ready to sail into harms way with say 24 hours?

[faithhopecharity]

one leaky bucket that’s still in drydock?

[Old West Conservative]

would it be the sailboat with or without a mizzenmast?

[Old West Conservative]

The UK at least, didn’t declare the USA is the “gravest threat” to England’s security.

Unless that assessment was further down in the story...

[Jeff Vader]

“Russia remains the gravest threat to our security”

idiot spelt islam wrong

[Maine Mariner]

I am not sure but I do believe the British sailors are still taught how to repel boarders with cutlasses and single shot pistols.

[Waverunner]

Flagship of the new joint fleet...

[nikos1121]

Is this the Bee?

[Texas Eagle]

Hard to tell anymore.

[rktman]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Secret Agent Man]

Another military group european countries don’t want to fund? Yeah that’s gonna work well.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

“We are lashing together hundreds of illegal boats to form an aircraft carrier right now!”

[VTenigma]

Now all they need are some boats.

[A strike]

ha, ha, Ha, Ha, HA! Took the ROYAL Navy better part of three weeks to get a SINGLE destroyer from Portsmouth down to 'protect' the base in Cyprus..

[SmokingJoe]

The Europeans couldn’t even muster working warships to take on Iran when Iran blocked Hormuz.
The UK has 2 aircraft carriers that are broken down half the time.
Pathetic.

[Quentin Quarantino]

EU toy navy.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

In a related story, the new British / Euro Naval Force has a adopted a classic soundtrack to accompany their fleet across the seas.

Alvin, Simone and Theodore

The Chipmunks - Row, Row, Row Your Boat

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VuI7ylugvmA

This is, of course, tentative. The Euroweenies have not given final approval for their anthem. They await input from all of the jihadists they have let into their countries.