00:00 It's called Steadfast Defender, NATO's biggest military exercise since the Cold War, rehearsing
00:06 new plans for the rapid deployment of troops from North America and other parts of the
00:11 alliance to bolster Europe's defences.
00:14 The drill will simulate what it calls an emerging conflict scenario with a near-peer adversary.
00:21 It's a huge display of military muscle.
00:24 90,000 troops from 31 NATO allies and Sweden will take part.
00:30 About 1,100 compact vehicles will roll across the land, while on sea more than 50 military
00:37 vessels will be deployed, everything from destroyers to aircraft carriers.
00:43 And above them, 80 fighter jets, helicopters and drones.
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