Operation Redfold

Operation Redfold
Part of Brexit
TypeMilitary aid to the civil authorities

Operation Redfold is a defence contingency plan of the United Kingdom designed to guide military aid to civil authorities in the event of a generalised emergency arising during the post-Brexit period.[1] It is the military planning programme of the civilian-led Operation Yellowhammer.[2]

Up to 3,500 personnel of the British Armed Forces have been contingently tasked with support of Operation Redfold, of which about 350 are reservists.[3] It was reported in The Times in September 2019, that a large contingent of the 3,500 strong force would be drawn from the Royal Military Police.[4] Upon activation, operational activities will be headquartered in the Pindar complex, according to media reports,[5] but command and control would be co-ordinated from a bunker in MoD Whitehall.[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Ministry sets up bunker command centre for no-deal Brexit". Irish Times. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Brexit: MoD prepares for no-deal in Whitehall bunker". BBC News. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Op Redfold: MOD Activates No-Deal Brexit Nerve Centre". forces.net. Forces Network. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ^ Ripley, Tim; Urwin, Rosamund (29 September 2019). "No-deal Brexit: British soldiers prepare for action in Calais lorry parks". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  5. ^ Cooper, Charlie (21 March 2019). "UK sets up Brexit bunker to coordinate troop deployments in event of no deal". Politico. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  6. ^ "MoD hosts no-deal planning in bunker". BBC News. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.