NATO kicks off Steadfast Defender 2021 exercise
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NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu moderates a media briefing on the alliance s Steadfast Defender 2021 exercise, which kicks off this month. Photo courtesy of NATO
May 6 (UPI) More than 20 NATO allies and partners from North America and Europe will participate in the NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2021, which kicks off this month, the alliance announced Thursday. Exercise Steadfast Defender 2021 will test NATO s readiness and military mobility - with forces deploying across land and sea, all the way from North America to the Black Sea region and off the coast of Portugal, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a press release.
- May 4, 2021, 6:17 AM
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B is seen after its arrival aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on May 3. The aircraft has colorful markings and wears the name of the carrier on its fins. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)
The Royal Navy’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG), centered around the 65,000-tonne carrier Queen Elizabeth, has left port on schedule. Following a two-week exercise with NATO forces the CSG will head for the Mediterranean and further east on its first operational cruise. This will be the first time that the Royal Navy has undertaken an operational carrier deployment since 2010.
Huge warships spotted in Irish Sea as British military prepares for NATO exercise
The vessels were seen ahead of a planned NATO military exercise involving 20 warships and hundreds of aircraft
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Two massive warships have been spotted lurking in the Irish Sea.
Huge warships spotted off Welsh coast
The vessels were seen ahead of a planned NATO military exercise involving 20 warships and hundreds of aircraft
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Huge warships have been spotted off the coast of Wales.
Huge NATO warships spotted off the coast of North Wales
The ships were spotted ahead of Exercise Strike Warrior, which gets underway off Scotland
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Two NATO warships have been spotted off the coast of North Wales ahead of a major two-week exercise.