Looks like Boris has had enough of the back seat.

[Gomez Adams]

So Britain is putting together an armada of sorts to go sail around the Pacific. This could get more interesting than anybody wants it to be.

Britain is sending a huge naval force through some of the most tense waters in Asia

The largest naval flotilla assembled by Britain in recent years will set sail in May on a months' long voyage through the Pacific, the country's Defense Ministry said Monday.

www.cnn.com

 

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Not sure what he's hoping to accomplish. China can bully that little fleet off the planet with relative ease.

 

[Zeedox]

Not sure what he's hoping to accomplish. China can bully that little fleet off the planet with relative ease.

It also includes two other nations in direct support of the task group operations (and those are the ones they are actually telling you about). They'll also (most likely) be associated support to the group as other countries join for a bit and break off as this group moves towards the pacific.

As small as it is, it is sending a very large message to China that Britain will come to this side of the world if need requires it and it has friends all along the way.

 

[Gomez Adams]

That fleet contains Britain's latest and greatest carrier, The Queen Elizabeth.

You can safely bet that ship will have more protection than you can shake a stick at.