Two exercises focusing on the integration of new maritime technologies into NATO operations and the ability of autonomous underwater vehicles to operate together are being held in Portugal this month.

The company has delivered three firsts during Formidable Shield 23, which was hosted over three weeks at MOD Hebrides and included nearly 4,000 Allied military personnel from 13 NATO nations.

The exercise was the perfect opportunity for Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) and the US Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to hone their advanced warfighting skills and interoperability.

U.S. Air Force Airmen deployed to Iceland to support Bomber Task Force 23-4, which is currently underway at Keflavik Air Base.

First trainings will start in summer 2023, while full capacity of the training facility will be reached by 2024.

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The exercise is designed to provide joint warfare interoperability training in a Crisis Response Operation.

The UK has been conducting major multi-domain training activity in Estonia, exercising alongside more than 10,000 personnel from 11 NATO countries.

A multinational exercise in Scotland last month saw 4,000 service personnel from 13 nations hone their skills and connect with allies.

This biennial exercise offers interoperability training exercises between Finland, Sweden, Norway and every Arctic nation.