
BALTOPS: Thousands Of Troops Train On NATO Exercise
The US-led exercise is aimed at strengthening maritime interoperability across the alliance.
The US-led exercise is aimed at strengthening maritime interoperability across the alliance.
Defence minister Earl Howe said the UK was working with its diplomatic partners to reduce tensions in the region.
The move comes after the US gave notice of its intention to withdraw from the INF Treaty earlier this year.
Military chiefs have been summoned for a COBRA meeting in Whitehall.
The project fits in with Emmanuel Macron's ambition to increase European co-operation.
The MOD has rejected reports that the Royal Marines are deploying to the Middle East to protect British shipping.
The US says the video shows Iran removing a limpet mine which can disable but not sink a vessel.
The warning came as the former prime minister opened the annual London Conference of the Chatham House think tank.
The two civilian ships were damaged off the coast of Iran on Thursday amid heightening tensions between the US and Tehran.
84 Squadron paired up with Israel's 124 Squadron to see how they can help each other improve their search and rescue capabilities.
Some 4,000 US service personnel already serve there on rotation from their bases in the United States.
The Baltic Protector deployment is one of the biggest of its kind since the First World War.
A 78-day NATO bombing campaign ended the 1998-99 conflict, which saw more than 10,000 people killed.
KP Sharma Oli was visiting for a formal brief about the work of the Gurkhas within the British Army.
The aircraft are in the region as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission.
The major multi-national exercise takes place across Europe this month.