| Date | Spring every three years |
|---|---|
| Location | Europe |
| Participants | NATO's members and accession candidates |
Steadfast Defender is the name of a series of NATO exercises. The latest exercise, held in 2024, was the largest since the Cold War.1 The first one was held in 2021, and they are planned to be held every three years.2
Maneuver by year
2021
- 12 May 2021–2 June 2021 with 9,000 soldiers.3
2024
- 22 January 2024–31 May 2024 Steadfast Defender 2024 with 90,000 soldiers,4 including troops from the NATO accession candidate Sweden.4
See also
See also
- Steadfast Dart
- List of NATO exercises
- Exercise Reforger ("REturn of FORces to GERmany")
- Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 (in Norway)
References
References
- "UK bringing 20,000 troops to upcoming exercise with America and other NATO allies". 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- "Überraschung, NATO-Großübung! (Nachtrag: Heeresinspekteur) – Augen geradeaus!". augengeradeaus.net. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- "Exercise 'Steadfast Defender 2021' to test NATO's new command structure". Janes.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- tagesschau.de. "Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ NATO beginnt Großmanöver ++". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
External links
External links