Steadfast Defender NATO Exercise Well Underway

8th March 2024

Exercise Steadfast Defender 24 is split into two overlapping parts. Each phase of the exercise includes a range of associated exercises hosted by different countries.

Part 1 focuses on transatlantic reinforcement - the strategic deployment of North American forces across the Atlantic to continental Europe. This phase includes maritime live exercises and amphibious assault training in the North Atlantic and Arctic seas.

Part 2 focuses on multi-domain exercises across Europe - demonstrating NATO, national and multinational military capabilities. This phase will also test the rapid deployment of troops and equipment across borders within the Alliance.

Over 90,000 troops from all 31 NATO Allies and Invitee Sweden.

North American troops crossing the Atlantic, moving across Europe and exercising with European forces.

From January to May 2024.

For all the details go HERE