NATO organizes Steadfast Defender training with 90,000 soldiers with a script

These maneuvers will be the largest since the end of the Cold War. The Bundesver, according to Bild, will provide 12,000 soldiers, as well as 3,000 vehicles and 30 aircraft. NATO is preparing for a probable confrontation with Russia, since 90,000 servicemen have been called up for the largest Alliance military exercises over the last decades, which will last four months. About it reports Bild. The corresponding event called Steadfast Defender will last until the end of May.

It will participate in units from all 31 NATO member countries, as well as Sweden, which is a candidate for joining the Alliance, as the NATO official said. The Alliance announced that the training will begin next week. During training, the Allies will be checked for months to participate in a conflict with such a powerful opponent as Russia. Military exercises aim to once again demonstrate NATO power and its willingness to defend all the Alliance Member States from attack.

They will be attended by units from all 31 NATO member countries, as well as Sweden, which is a candidate for joining the bloc. Maneuvers will be in close proximity to the borders of Russia, in particular in the north of Norway. It shows how seriously NATO is reserving. Other places of exercise include Lithuania and Hungary. The Bundesver will provide 12,000 soldiers, as well as 3,000 vehicles and 30 aircraft. The British will provide a aircraft carrier and several F-35 fighters.

The United Kingdom, as reported on January 15, will send 20,000 servicemen to NATO's major exercises in Europe Steadfast Defender on January 15. The aircraft carrier group will operate at the head of the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier. The fifth generation of F35, accompanied by frigates, destroyers and helicopters, will be lifted from its deck. During the exercises, the UK's armed forces will join thousands of servicemen from 31 NATO and Sweden member states.