Every system, every check, every detail matters when operating at sea 🌊
Onboard the German frigate Sachsen 🇩🇪, weapons engineers are hard at work while sailing towards Norway 🇳🇴
HMS Medway has arrived off Tristan da Cunha, ready to deliver six civilian medics and critical supplies to the island.
She will remain in the area for several days and will retrieve the team who parachuted on to the island earlier this month 🇬🇧
Nederlandse en Colombiaanse mariniers trainden de afgelopen anderhalve week zij aan zij realistische en uitdagende scenario’s. Tijdens oefening Estribo lag de nadruk op het versterken van operationele vaardigheden en het intensiveren van de samenwerking 👇
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De Belgische kustwacht en Defensie maken de komende twee maanden gebruik van een Schiebel Camcopter S-100 om de situatie op de Noordzee beter in kaart te brengen. Meer: marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Belgie-…
Drones were launched, torpedoes dropped and flares cascaded over the waters in Norway, as #RoyalNavy Wildcat helicopters grappled with fast attack P2000 boats, exploited uncrewed technology and thwarted missile attacks during exercises with allies.
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Van 18 mei tot en met 22 mei trainen de bemanningen van vier transporthelikopters in de omgeving van De Marnewaard @HetHogeland. Tijdens de oefening wordt laag gevlogen, ook in de avonduren. Trainen bij duister is belangrijk voor de gereedstelling van onze eenheden. #watvliegter
Swedish troops deployed to Latvia to train with @NATOMNBLatvia during Exercise Aurora 26 🇸🇪🤝
Training in new environments and moving forces abroad helps build stronger coordination and readiness across the Alliance
JFCBS Commander General Ingo Gerhartz visited Exercise #SpringStorm in Estonia 🇪🇪, meeting Estonian, 🇬🇧 UK and 🇫🇷 French forces training together to strengthen collective defence, intensify NATO’s Forward Land Forces Cohesion (FLF) and Allied readiness on NATO’s eastern flank.
ℹ️ The visit included a terrain walk and observation of joint training activities, highlighting multinational cooperation in a complex operational environment. 🤝🛡️
#NATO#JFCBrunssum#Estonia#Readiness#CollectiveDefence
RN aviators ensured one of the biggest youth events in south-west England ran smoothly over the weekend.
CHF loaned personnel and aircraft to the British Army-run Ten Tors, a huge test of orienteering, leadership and independence for teenagers.
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Connected. Coordinated. Ready. ⚡💻🪖
Modern operations rely on more than firepower alone.
From the field to the command post, Allied forces train to share information, adapt rapidly and operate as one team in complex environments.
🌍 Multi-domain readiness
🤝 Interoperability
⚙️ Technology-enabled operations
Together, strengthening NATO’s collective defence.
#WeAreNATO#StrongerTogether#ORION26
Happy hunting ground
@HMSTrent is returning to the Caribbean for hurricane season operations and to hunt smugglers - a task she's been particular adept at after seizing £750m of drugs in 2024.
Before that, though, it's a trip to New Orleans for #Sail250royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/may/…
'Hoist' training met de #NH90#maritieme#gevechtshelikopter@rotterdam. Vandaag vliegt de NH90 naar verschillende schepen waarbij een persoon met een hijslier op het dek wordt afgezet en/of wordt opgehesen. Een belangrijke training voor eventuele reddingsacties. #watvliegter