Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many training exercises HM Armed Forces have participated in (a) Norway, (b) Finland, (c) Sweden, (d) the US, (e) Canada, (f) Greenland, (g) Russia and (h) Iceland; how many personnel took part in each exercise; and how many such exercises were held (i) above and (ii) below the Arctic Circle.
HM Armed Forces have participated in 86 training exercises during the last 12 months: in Finland, Norway, Sweden, the US, Canada and Iceland. There have been no exercises in Greenland or Russia. Of these a total of 12 were conducted above the Arctic Circle, in Norway, Finland and Canada. A breakdown of the number of exercises, the number of personnel who took part and whether the exercise was held above, or below, the Arctic Circle is provided in the tables.
Country | Lead Service For Exercise (Ex) | Number of personnel | Exercise held North or South of the Arctic circle |
Finland | Navy – 1 Ex | 50 | North |
Norway | |||
Army | 110 | South | |
NAVY | 500 | North | |
NAVY | 20 | North | |
NAVY | 50 | North | |
NAVY | 20 | North | |
RAF | 17 | North | |
RAF | 19 | North | |
RAF | 38 | Both | |
RAF | 38 | Both | |
RAF | 2 | South | |
RAF | 8 | South | |
Norway Total | 11 Ex | 822 | 3 South/6 North / 2 Both |
Sweden | ||||||
Army | 6 | South | ||||
NAVY | 50 | South | ||||
RAF | 160 | South | ||||
Sweden Total | 3 Ex | 216 | 3 South | |||
US | ||||||
Army | 100 | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | 100 | South | ||||
Army | 50 | South | ||||
Army | 150 | South | ||||
Army | 4 | South | ||||
Army | 11 | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | 40 | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | 40 | South | ||||
Army | 1500 | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | 50 | South | ||||
Army | 100 | South | ||||
Army | 110 | South | ||||
Army | 35 | South | ||||
Army | 230 | South | ||||
Army | 90 | South | ||||
Army | 50 | South | ||||
Army | 8 | South | ||||
Army | 100 | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | 50 | South | ||||
Army | 50 | South | ||||
Army | 35 | South | ||||
Army | 150 | South | ||||
Army | Not Recorded | South | ||||
Army | 210 | South | ||||
Army | 14 | South | ||||
Army | 50 | South | ||||
Army | 50 | South | ||||
NAVY | 600 | South | ||||
Navy | 150 | South | ||||
Navy | 50 | South | ||||
Navy | 50 | South | ||||
RAF | 522 | South | ||||
RAF | 210 | South | ||||
RAF | 37 | South | ||||
RAF | 1 | South | ||||
RAF | 5 | South | ||||
RAF | 26 | South | ||||
RAF | 31 | South | ||||
RAF | 114 | South | ||||
RAF | 29 | South | ||||
RAF | 42 | South | ||||
RAF | 50 | South | ||||
RAF | 27 | South | ||||
RAF | 100 | South | ||||
RAF | 32 | South | ||||
US Total | 41 Ex | 5453 | South | |||
Canada | ||||||
Canada | Army | 800 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 120 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 178 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 135 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 900 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 2400 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 2400 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 125 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 40 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 140 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 150 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 90 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 65 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 2605 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 895 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 2431 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 130 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 420 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 120 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 1420 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 1420 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 1420 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 1420 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 46 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 150 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 120 | South | |||
Canada | Army | 11 | South | |||
Canada | RAF | 47 | South | |||
Canada | RAF | 2 | North | |||
Canada Total | 29 Ex | 20200 | 28 South / 1 North | |||
Greenland | No Exercises | |||||
Russia | No Exercises | |||||
Iceland | Navy | 13 | South | |||