UK to deploy 20,000 troops alongside Nato allies in major show of strength
by Kim Sengupta
Jan 16, 2024
3 minutes
Britain is sending a task force of 20,000 to take part in the biggest Nato exercise since the Cold War which aims to make the alliance battle-ready at an increasingly dangerous time with conflicts raging in the Middle East and Ukraine.
The , Royal Navy and the RAF will provide almost half of the 41,000 service personnel which will take part in Operation Steadfast Defender which will have a multinational deployment
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