Despite thoughts it might be delayed or cancelled the June exercise Sharp Focus 2117 will go ahead as planned. One reason is the theme of the exercise: mine warfare. NS' mine warfare assets are not involved in the anti-piracy operation so can be spared. However the number of ships originally planned to be involved has been cut.
Sharp Focus will involved a number of mine warfare exercises including sweeping and laying (using a Raegris Quasar which will join the deployment next week). The exercises will take place in Remedian space and will be headed by a Remedian ship. The ships involved are:
R10 Remedia Prime III (flag)
041-107 Oligocene (MCM leader)
046-107 Titus
044-103 Sappho
044-112 Xerxes
044-116 Leonidas
073-119 Heptane
