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(asked on 26th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) personnel, (b) vehicles, (c) ships, (d) aircraft and (e) brigade combat (i) teams, (ii) squadrons and (iii) formations the UK contributed to exercise Steadfast Defender 2024.


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James Heappey
This question was answered on 5th February 2024

Exercise STEADFAST DEFENDER is ongoing, running from January to June this year. The UK's participation will continue to showcase our role as a leading ally within NATO. Approximately 20,000 UK Service personnel are scheduled to participate, supported by eight Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and cutting-edge aircraft, such as the F35B. Crucially, our commitments will demonstrate our ability to deploy Defence capability at scale, and sustain it at range.

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