NATO Launches Military Exercise BALTOPS 25 in Latvia
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June 6, 2025 Hour: 8:28 am
The drills involve 16 NATO member states, more than 40 ships, 25 aircraft, and approximately 9,000 military personnel.
The Latvian news agency LETA reported that NATO’s annual large-scale multinational military exercise, Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS 25), officially began on Thursday.
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The exercise aims to enhance cooperation and interoperability among allied forces, strengthen rapid-response capabilities across all military branches, and demonstrate NATO’s commitment to regional security and defense of the Baltic Sea region.
This year’s BALTOPS 25 focuses on a wide range of operational training, including unmanned systems, medical evacuation, air defense, maritime interdiction, anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures, airborne operations, and engineering support.
According to a press release from U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa / U.S. Sixth Fleet, the drills, which will run through June 20, involve 16 NATO member states, more than 40 ships, 25 aircraft, and approximately 9,000 military personnel.
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Source: Xinhua
