NATO Troops, Vehicles and Fighter Jets Have Arrive in Norway (Mar. 1, 2024)

Part of the Steadfast Defender 24 drills, Nordic Response 24 will involve training the Alliance’s ability to reinforce troops up north, and a defensive joint operation in arctic conditions in the areas of Finland, Norway, and Sweden. In the exercise, the Finnish Army and the Swedish Army will form a division with a detachment from the U.K., with its commander from Finland and the deputy from Sweden. The exercise scenario begins by a fictional offence against the Alliance which results in the activation of Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty to require the member nations to take measures to defend the area under attack. The Alliance’s nations sustain a solid and determined will to defend all of its area, including Finland. Finland’s decadeslong coherent and longterm cooperation with partner countries enables integration of the Finnish Defence Forces’ capabilities as part of NATO’s collective defence.