New NATO exercise in the Mediterranean with the Neptune Strike, international and joint operational activity of enhanced vigilance (advanced maritime surveillance) under the guidance of the allied command STRIKFORNATO. Also present is the Italian destroyer Andrea Doria, one of the most modern vessels of the Italian Navy, which will conduct air defense training in the sea south of Taranto.
New exercise of BORN, which reaches the Italian coasts. In fact, it will be held until the next one May 10th there Neptune Strike, international and joint operational activity enhanced vigilance (advanced maritime surveillance) under the leadership of the allied command STRIKFORNATO (Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO), the most massive in the entire area of Mediterranean.
The operation falls within the so-called Neptune Project, designed in 2020, the objective of which is to provide models for emergency and defensive operations. This is an activity planned for some time, conducted in compliance with international laws and standards. All these efforts are of nature defensive and are not directed towards third parties. They are not related to any current geopolitical events, even if they remain in the background Ukrainian crisis and the tension in Middle East with the Hamas-Israel conflict.
As part of the exercise, the Italian destroyer Andrea Doria, one of the most modern vessels of the Italian Navy, will conduct a training of defense aerial in the sea south of Taranto, in Puglia, probably also with firearms. During this event you will also be able to observe the planes in action F-35 of new generation.
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In addition to Italy, they also participate USA, Great Britain, Spain, Greece, France, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Albania and Germany. Although it does not fall under NATO’s operational authority, for the first time it also does Türkiye will participate with a full naval strike group that also includes amphibious forces. Also for the first time, the French Navy will relinquish authority to the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier under NATO command for the duration of NEST.
The main objectives of the NEST are the maintenance of freedom of navigation and manoeuvreto protect strategic maritime points, but also the possibility of exercising supervision and increasing interoperability (e.g. air-ground integration) to advance NATO’s capabilities to lead multilateral operations. During the exercise, maritime units will operate throughout the Mediterranean and Adriatic, but air units will fly around Europe to conduct live fire in Baltic Sea. “Multi-domain operations” encompass all interconnected maritime, air, land, space and cyber activities with the aim of leveraging them for battlefield advantage.
