35 aircraft, 20 ships, NASAMS and HIMARS - large-scale exercises Formidable Shield 2023 have started

The U.S. Sixth Fleet and the NATO Naval Strike and Support Force (STRIKFORNATO) have begun exercise Formidable Shield 2023.

The event takes place in the Far North and the North Atlantic Ocean.

What is known

Formidable Shield 2023 kicked off May 8 andwill last until May 26th. The event is aimed at demonstrating the "unsurpassed cohesion" of the transatlantic alliance, which consists in "mutual commitment" to each other and the protection of the Euro-Atlantic region.

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13 NATO members andpartner countries, 20 ships and 35 aircraft. Also, military personnel will use NASAMS air defense systems and M142 HIMARS highly mobile artillery missile systems.

For exercises, NATO allies sent aircraft toGreat Britain. Rafale M, Eurofighter Typhoon fighters will operate from the United Kingdom along with KC-767 air tankers and P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft.

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As part of the Formidable Shield 2023 exercise, forcesallies and partners will take part in a series of live firing at subsonic, supersonic and ballistic targets. During the event, the capabilities of ships and fighters of the fourth and fifth generations will be tested.