Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2026. It was answered by Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 July 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Joint Exercises
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of defence training exercises with allied nations.
- Answer
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The UK Armed Forces constantly reviews the effectiveness of its military exercises according to key metrics to ensure the activity is having the desired impact and improving force readiness, capability, interoperability with allies or deterrence messaging.
The UK continues to enhance the effectiveness of its training exercises with NATO and other allies across all domains, including air, land and maritime. Such examples include the ongoing Op FIRECREST Carrier Strike Group deployment in the High North, Exercise SEA BREEZE, a maritime countermeasures exercise with NATO allies, and the upcoming multinational air exercise COBRA WARRIOR Pt 2.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 16901
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Joint exercises
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