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NATO: Military Exercises

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 1 April 2025UIN 41880

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what size force he intends to send on Exercise Hedgehog in May 2025.

Answered by Luke Pollard

The UK has endorsed the deployment of 4 Brigade and four Typhoons to Exercise HEDGEHOG. The UK will provide roughly 2,500 Service personnel towards the exercise, in addition to the Forward Land Forces armoured battle group already deployed in Estonia, comprising circa 800 soldiers. France will also provide support, alongside Finland and the US.

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