NATO: Military Exercises
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether participation in Exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2026 falls within the scope of Operation Firecrest.
Answered by Al Carns
The United Kingdom participated in NATO’s anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Mongoose in May of this year, conducted in the Norwegian Sea. This activity fell within the scope of HMS Prince of Wales’ Firecrest deployment. No UK F-35 aircraft were deployed on to this exercise, although will feature within the broader Firecrest deployment.
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