For two weeks NATO will be flexing its muscles in the harsh conditions of Norway. Some 50,000 participants will engage in a simulated invasion of Norway from an unnamed aggressor.
The exercise is NATO's biggest military maneuver since the end of the Cold War.
From October 25 to November 7, participants from all 29 NATO members, as well as Finland and Sweden, will engage in war games in Norway, the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea.
What is the scale?
The exercise involves around 50,000 participants, including 20,000 land forces, 24,000 navy personnel, 3,500 air personnel, 1,000 logistics specialist, and 1,300 personnel from various NATO commands.
It includes 250 aircraft, 65 ships, up to 10,000 vehicles. The so-called Super Puma helicopters and the F/A-18 Hornet jets will be deployed in the exercises.
Germany's Bundeswehr provides 10,000 troops, and 4,000 vehicles as well as jets and frigates, making it the second-largest contingent in the exercise, behind the United States.
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The scripted maneuvers during "Trident Juncture" are based on a hypothetical scenario where troops have to restore Norway's sovereignty following an attack by a "fictitious aggressor." Norway has grown increasingly nervous about neighboring Russia since it annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. NATO's latest exercise has angered Moscow, which slammed it as an "anti-Russian" and "provocative."
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This is an interesting development.