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| UK to send 20,000 troops to Nato's largest military exercise since the Cold War to practice repelling an invasion by Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces as Grant Shapps warns 'the foundations of the world order are being shaken to their core' |
| 2024-01-15 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Britain will send 20,000 service personnel to one of Nato's largest military exercises since the Cold War to practice repelling an invasion by Vladimir Putin's forces. The troops will be joined by one of the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers, eight warships, as well as the RAF's F-35 lightning attack aircraft, which will practice flying in imitated conflict scenarios. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps will announce the deployment of Army, Navy and RAF members to the 31-nation drill across Europe during a speech in London on Monday. He will say the contribution to the Steadfast Defender exercise will provide 'vital reassurance against the Putin menace' as he warns the West stands at a 'crossroads'. The war games come after ministers announced a further £2.5billion support package to Ukraine and the RAF airstrikes, with the US, on the Houthis in Yemen. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Why dont they practice on the invasion across the channel? |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2024-01-15 14:14 |
| #2 ^That should bring them on par with the Russians after a 2 year war. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-01-15 09:16 |
| #1 Total of185,000 active duty personnel. So they are sending over 10% of their total troops. I’d suggest that in the weeks immediately following this deployment their readiness posture will be significantly reduced as they cross level supplies, repair aircraft and handle post deployment personnel issues |
| Posted by: Slenter Panda4300 2024-01-15 08:09 |