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Steadfast Dart is the principal NATO exercise for 2025 and will be the first large-scale deployment of NATO’s Allied Reaction Force (ARF) conducted across various geographical locations within SACEUR’s area of responsibility. It is the largest NATO exercise in 2025, with approximately 10.000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines from 9 Allies, based on NATO’s new defence plans.

Exercise Steadfast Dart 2025 will test and train the operational deployment of the ARF  to NATO Vigilance Area South-East, focusing on the planning and execution of a pre-crisis multi-domain activity that aims to reinforce the Allied forces located in Romania and Bulgaria.