Steadfast Dart will bring together approximately 10,000 service personnel from nine nations, including Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Spain, Slovenia, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom. The exercise will take place across multiple locations, with key operations concentrated in Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania.
The exercise has two main tasks. First the fast deployment will be trained, so the movement of troops and material via land, sea and air over vast distances. Then the intensive training in a multinational environment begins on the 10th of February.
Designed to showcase the operational and strategic capabilities of the ARF, Steadfast Dart will integrate land, sea, air, and special operations forces across Central and Eastern Europe. This multinational collaboration underscores the exercise’s broad geographical and tactical scope.
This exercise is based on NATO’s latest generation of defence plans, synchronized with national military strategies. This coordination strengthens the Alliance’s deterrence capabilities, focusing on the rapid reinforcement of NATO assets along its eastern flank, simulating a response to a potential conflict with a near-peer adversary.
More than just a military exercise, Steadfast Dart will be a powerful demonstration of NATO’s unity, strength, and operational efficiency. By deploying at this scale, NATO reaffirms its unwavering commitment to peace and security in the Euro-Atlantic region.
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