Steadfast Defender

[Herby]

First plans for another Air Defender like exercise (in 2025) are rumored.

Perhaps it could be this:

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/internation ... 48581.html

Two large exercises per year could provide the urgent training and deterrence.

[SquAdmin]

Aren't those Steadfast exercises primarily focused at the nuclear deterrent instead of conventional interoperability like Air Defender?

[Adraf]

Aren't those Steadfast exercises primarily focused at the nuclear deterrent instead of conventional interoperability like Air Defender?

You are talking about the annual exercise Steadfast Noon on the 52nd MMG bases. I'm quite sure Steadfast Defender is leading to something else.

[Thijs]

"STDE24 is an Article 5 exercise that will focus on demonstrating NATO’s ability to reinforce SACEUR’s AOR via the trans-Atlantic deployment of forces from North America and the enablement and employment of forces throughout Europe."

https://www.mjwc.tsk.tr/en-US/Slide/312023-87430

Looks like it will be in 2024.

"Steadfast Defender 24, which will take place in Germany, Poland and the Baltic countries in February and March next year, is part of a new training strategy that sees the North Atlantic Treaty Organization conduct two major exercises each year, instead of a single exercise, as far as was foreseen"

https://twitter.com/anno1540/status/1701183356635885611

[Thijs]

German participation to Steadfast Defender 24

https://www.bundeswehr.de/resource/blob ... g-data.pdf

[frank kramer]

Quadriga 2024 is the German Army exercise only, being one "small" part of Steadfast Defender.