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NATO military exercises - Naval excercises, 2023-2024

This report provides illustration photos of European military troops and equipment participating in NATO exercises and training missions.

In June 2023, Allies participated in the exercise BALTOPS 2023, an annual maritime exercise held annually in the Baltic Sea.

In September 2023, warships and personnel from 15 nations participated in the exercise Northern Coasts, an annual two-week exercise also held in the Baltic Sea.

In April 2024, the French Navy’s aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle left its home port to venture in the Mediterranean Sea in preparation for NATO’s multi-domain enhanced Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 2024.

In September 2024, Allies participated in Dynamic Monarch 2024, a submarine rescue exercise off the coast of Norway.

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ID P-064837

Date 21/04/2023

Photos 32

Category Illustration

Tags Manoeuvre NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization Ship See more

Location France Finland Norway See more

A nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine near the Ile Longue operational base

A German Navy sailor looking out the window to look for possible threats during a simulated exercise in BALTOPS 23

A German Navy sailor looking for possible threats during a drill in BALTOPS 23

German Navy sailors discussing tactics on the German GS Bayern during BALTOPS 23

German Navy sailors looking out the window to look for possible threats during a simulated exercise in BALTOPS 23

Various NATO warships moving into formation during BALTOPS 23

German Navy sailors discussing tactics on the German GS Bayern during BALTOPS 23

Various NATO warships moving into position during BALTOPS 23 as the sun sets

German warships “Hamburg” and “Hessen” in the harbour shortly before the start of the exercise Northern Coasts

The carrier Charles de Gaulle off the coast of Toulon

A Dauphin Helicopter preparing to take off from carrier Charles de Gaulle’s flight deck

A flight deck crew-member waiting for a Rafale M fighter to take off from carrier Charles de Gaulle’s flight deck

A Rafale M fighter taking off from carrier Charles de Gaulle’s flight deck

Carrier Charles de Gaulle’s flight deck, while at sea off the coast of Toulon

A Rafale M fighter landing on carrier Charles de Gaulle’s flight deck

Carrier Charles de Gaulle’s flight deck, while at sea off the coast of Toulon

An E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) taxiing shortly after landing on the carrier Charles de Gaulle’s flight deck

Swedish submarine rescue ship HSwMS Belos preparing to take part in the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

Member of the Distressed Sub Group (DSG) communicating with a distressed submarine from the bridge of the Dutch ship HNLMS Mercuur during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

A member of the Distressed Sub Group (DSG) climbing down to RIB boat from HNLMS Mercuur during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

Members of the Distressed Sub Group (DSG) in the RIB boat on a mission to communicate with distressed submarine during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

An engineer on board the URF, a Swedish submarine rescue vehicle, monitoring equipment as the vehicle descends into the North Sea the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

Swedish submarine rescue vehicle pilots operating the the URF, a Swedish submarine rescue vehicle, as it descends into the North Sea the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

A submariner from the Swedish submarine HSwMS Uppland climbs through the hatch that connects the submarine with the the URF, a Swedish submarine rescue vehicle, during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

Commanding officer of TCG Alemdar demonstrating sonar equipment used to find distressed submarines on board the ship during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

Turkish Navy crew members using radar equipment on board the TCG Alemdar during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

A Turkish Navy crew member operating the camera of the Turkish remotely operated vehicle (ROV) during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

A Turkish Navy crew member on board the TCG Alemdar preparing to lower the ship's rescue chamber into the North Sea during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

Turkish Navy crew members on board the TCG Alemdar lowering the ship's rescue chamber into the North Sea during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

The "Yellow Submarine" URF, a Swedish submarine rescue vehicle, on board the Swedish submarine rescue ship HSwMS Belos during the exercise Dynamic Monarch 24

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