Exercise Strike Warrior 24 is set to start on Monday, October 14, and will see warships and submarines in the waters off the east and west coasts of Scotland.
Running until Sunday October 27, the Exercise will also involve 35 aircraft and around 2,000 Armed Forces personnel, with maritime activity also including movement of vessels around the North through the Pentland Firth.
This UK led Exercise, which is also part of the NATO training programme will bring together ten allied nations and will include the Carrier Support Group (CSG), which is led by Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier, HMS Prince of Wales.
Exercise Strike Warrior and others like it, provide the UK Armed Forces with an opportunity to join partner nations from across NATO to practice using the latest equipment and technologies in realistic military scenarios.
This enables allies to make informed decisions about the equipment and services they need.
This helps improve capabilities to defend more effectively against emerging threats to the UK and the rest of the world.Â
THE 10 NATO nations participating in Exercise Strike Warrior 24 are Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, The United Kingdom, and The United States.
Details of Exercise activity:
- Thirteen naval units including frigates, destroyers, tankers, and submarines from the ten allied nations, will be participating around the Scottish Coast.
- A total of 35 aircraft will take part in the exercise with some of them operating from RAF Lossiemouth and HMS Gannet at Prestwick
- From October 14-21, Joint Firing Activity will take place at Cape Wrath Weapons Range including Garvie Island in the North of Scotland.
- There will be no GPS denial operations during Strike Warrior 24.Â
This UK led training exercise and others like it are hugely important for allied partners and the international community as a whole.
The training event serves as a valuable opportunity for participants to hone their skills, strengthen relationships, and build trust among participating nations.
Planned by Joint Training and Exercise Staff (JTEPS), the exercise will be coordinated and controlled from HM Naval Base Portsmouth.
Exercise planning staff have liaised with a wide variety of communities and organisations ahead of the exercise to minimise the impact of military activity.