NATO drill in Faroese waters

NATO’s annual advanced anti-submarine warfare exercise, Dynamic Mongoose, starts in Reykjavík today.

The exercise will take place in the expansive waters of the GIUK Gap between Iceland and Norway, including Faroese waters.

Eleven ships, three submarines and 16 maritime patrol aircraft from the UK, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, the US and Germany will take part in Dynamic Mongoose 2022.

Some of these vessels will be entering Faroese waters. No exercises will be conducted near Faroese land, but some ships may dock in Faroese ports during the 11-day exercise, according to the Faroese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Read the Faroese version of this article here.

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