The beginning of the largest NATO military exercise in recent decades

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting Newspaper “De Volte”, in a large military exercise, a total of about 90,000 soldiers will train and increase the defense capabilities of NATO member countries for about four months. A high-ranking NATO official said: This alliance is preparing for a conflict with Russia and terrorist groups. NATO has started its largest military exercise in decades. An American warship crossed the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday to participate in this maneuver. The so-called “Persistent Defender” exercise, the coalition “will demonstrate its ability to strengthen the Euro-Atlantic region through the deployment of transatlantic forces from North America”.

Cowley He emphasized that with this exercise, NATO shows its “unity, strength and determination” to “protect each other, its values ​​and the international order”.

According to NATO information, in this exercise, Russia’s attack on the territory of this military alliance will be practiced as an emergency with about 90,000 soldiers. Therefore, this extensive exercise will continue until the end of May. The exercise consists of several smaller individual exercises and is scheduled to extend from North America to NATO’s eastern flank near the Russian border.

All 31 NATO member states and candidate country Sweden They participate in this four-month exercise. According to this information, 50 naval ships, 80 aircraft and more than 1100 combat vehicles will participate in it. According to “Rob Bauer”, the head of NATO’s military committee, this military alliance uses this exercise to prepare for conflict with Russia and terrorist groups.

Considering the possible threat of Russia after the attack on Ukraine, NATO has deployed thousands of troops on its eastern flank and has designed the most extensive plans since the end of the Soviet Union to protect the members of this alliance against a Russian attack in emergency situations.

In June, NATO held a large-scale air force exercise called “Air Defense” over German airspace. It was the largest air force mobilization exercise since the founding of NATO 75 years ago, involving 250 aircraft and about 10,000 troops from 25 countries.