"UK and Japan strengthen ties in defense, energy, and trade ahead of G7 summit"

The UK will deploy a carrier strike group to the Indo-Pacific region in 2025 as part of strengthening defense ties with Japan and other nations in the region. The deployment is part of a wider strategy to tilt economic and defense strategy towards the Indo-Pacific against a background of increasing Chinese belligerence in the region. The strike group will include naval escorts and F-35 combat jets working alongside the Japanese Self Defence Force and other navies in the region.