CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is organising “Steadfast Defender 21 war games” military exercises in Europe as tensions with Russia increases.

Detailed explanation-2: -About DEFENDER-Europe 22. DEFENDER-Europe is an annual large-scale U.S. Army-led, multinational, joint exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Between 1 and 27 May the exercises DEFENDER EUROPE 2022 (DE22) and SWIFT RESPONSE 2022 (SR22) with participation of Polish soldiers will be conducted on the territory of Poland and 8 other countries. There will be approximately 18 000 participants from over 20 countries training together in both exercises.

Detailed explanation-4: -Exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20 is a U.S.-led multinational exercise, including NATO’s participation. It is the largest deployment of U.S.-based forces to Europe in more than 25 years with 20, 000 soldiers deployed directly from the U.S. to Europe.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hemex-Orion is a high intensity major engagement exercise. This multi-domain exercise is the continuation at the joint level of the POLARIS exercise organised in 2021 by the French Navy. During the LIVEX an ATG made of 2 LHD, their escorts, a CSG, a mine warfare component and advanced landing forces.