RAF A400M touches down on remote Arctic island to assist in joint US-Norwegian exercise

An RAF A400M Atlas landed on a remote Arctic island to deliver a Marine Corps vehicle during a joint exercise between US and Norwegian forces.

The island of Jan Mayen, located between Iceland and Svalbard, holds strategic importance for defence, serving as a key base for Norwegian and Nato operations in the Arctic.

The exercises involved Norway's Task Force Archery, a Rapid Reaction Force unit within the Home Guard, training alongside US Marines.

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In our video above, BFBS Forces News takes an in-depth look at this previously contested island, home to a permanent Norwegian military presence.