“The High North is a very important area of interest for the Alliance,” said Royal Netherlands Navy Commodore Arjen Warnaar as several NATO ships started drills in the Norwegian Sea. It is this year’s second arctic deployment of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1.
The task group will ”strengthen NATO’s presence in the region amid increasing operational demands,” the alliance reports.
The SNMG1 is one of four standing NATO maritime groups providing continuous maritime presence and readiness.
At the head of the naval deployment is the Dutch flagship HNLMS Van Amstel. It operates alongside Canada’s HMCS St. John’s, Germany’s FGS Hamburg, as well as Norwegian ships. […]
At the head of the naval deployment is the Dutch flagship HNLMS Van Amstel. It operates alongside Canada’s HMCS St. John’s, Germany’s FGS Hamburg, as well as Norwegian ships.
The three frigates set out from Andøya on December 2. Läs artikel