Real-time overview of major NATO and Allied military exercises in 2026. This page is regularly updated with dates, locations, and details.
– ongoing
Type: NATO Maritime operation
Location: Euro-Atlantic area, particularly the North Atlantic and Baltic Sea
Description: Deterrence and collective defence maritime operation involving surveillance, submarine and mine-countermeasure operations.
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Type: US-led biennial military exercise focused on the defense of Iceland and vital sea routes
Location: North Atlantic and Norwegian Sea
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Type: NATO Special Forces/trade collaboration
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Description: Joint military/industry collaboration to develop manned and unmanned systems.
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Type: Civil / Military ground defence exercise
Location: Numerous Latvian locations
Description: Latvia's large-scale territorial defence exercise involving regulars, conscripts, reservists and civil defence organisations to strengthen whole-of-society resilience and rapid mobilisation capabilities.
(TBA)
Type: Major multi-national joint exercise
Location: Denmark / Iceland / Norway
Description: Comprehensive joint exercise testing collective defence capabilities across land, sea, and air domains in the High North and Nordic region.
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Type: NATO Mine Counter Measures
Location: Aegean Sea
Description: Promote mine warfare cooperation.
– (expected)
Type: Maritime ex
Location: North Atlantic to Mediterranean Sea
Description: The fourth National and NATO integration of forces performing an enhanced vigilance exercise, which also involves Carrier Strike Groups.
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Type: NATO Mine Counter Measures
Location: Black Sea
Description: Bulgarian led annual multinational Mine Countermeasures ex (MCM)
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Type: Anti-Submarine ex
Location: Mediterranean Sea (Turkiye)
Description: Turkish led ex providing realistic operational training in surface and submarine warfare.
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Type: Maritime ex
Location: Mediterranean Sea (Greece)
Description: Hellenic Navy led annual maritime ex to train participants in procedures for common naval warfare.