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NATO Exercises and Activities

Current as of October 28, 2024


EVENT DATESLOCATION
CYBER COALITION

Cyber Coalition is NATO’s flagship annual collective cyber defence exercise and one of the largest in the world. Exercise the existing mechanisms for interaction between NATO, Allies and Partners to improve collaboration within the cyberspace domain with an emphasis on the decision-making processes as well as technical and operational procedures. 
30 November - 6 DecemberEstonia
STEADFAST DART 25 (STDT25)

STDT25 is a joint deployment exercise scheduled by SHAPE and conducted by JFCNP in order to test and train the operational deployment and reinforcement of 2024 Allied Reaction Force (ARF) Elements to NATO Vigilance Area South-East under peacetime condition. STDT25 will focus on the planning and execution of a pre-crisis Multi-domain activity the aim to reinforce the allied forces located in Romania and Bulgaria. The exercise will flow directly into DACIA 2025 Romanian Employment exercise.

13 January - 26 FebruaryBulgaria,
Romania 
DYNAMIC GUARD 25-1 

Dynamic Guard 25-1 is a maritime exercise to maintain the level of proficiency Electronic Warfare (EW) and Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD) in Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) assigned units when not committed to NATO current operations and NATO Response Force (NRF) operations.

4 - 8 FebruaryNorway
DYNAMIC MANTA 25

Dynamic Manta 25 is an exercise to train submarine warfare and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) war-fighting capabilities for submarines, ASW surface units and maritime aircraft in order to conduct sea control and sea denial related naval tasks in preparation for future collective defence and crisis response operations.
3 - 14 MarchMediterranean Sea
DYNAMIC MARINER 25

Dynamic Mariner 25 is a live exercise to exercise Allied Reaction Force 25 (ARF25), validate the interoperability of ARF25 maritime forces at tactical level and serve as the LIVEX certification venue for Maritime Forces (MARFOR) designated as ARF25 Maritime Component Command. To support ARF25 certification plan. To improve Maritime Forces interoperability and implement the newest NATO concepts and doctrines.

24 March - 4 AprilSpain
GRIFFIN LIGHTNING 25

Griffin Lightning is a Multinational Corps Northeast (MNCNE) scheduled tactical level exercise that trains all NATO Forces Structures (NFS) MNCNE Operational Control and reinforcement units in executing the Regional plan.  It includes nested national plans for the MNCNE AOO within the Baltic Sea Region, within multi-domain, and multi sale tactical operations against a peer-adversary contesting NATO in peace and crisis.

1 April - 15 JuneEstonia, 
Latvia,
Lithuania, 
Poland
DYNAMIC MONGOOSE

Dynamic Mongoose is a maritime exercise to exercise submarine warfare and Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) war-fighting for submarine, ASW surface units and maritime patrol aircrafts in order to conduct sea control or sea denial related naval tasks in preparation for future collective defence and crisis response operations.

28 April - 9 MayIceland

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